Keywords: 1820s fashion
Item 105488
White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1828 Location: Portland Media: Cotton
Item 105483
Juliet sleeve silk crepe gown, Eastport, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Eastport Media: silk, cotton, linen
Exhibit
The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2
"… skirts and sleeves seen in fashion plates of the 1820s. Along this vein, however, there is a fine white satin gown with an undulating bias strip…"
Site Page
"… Society Description By the mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened skirts, and enlarged sleeves."
