1750s
• Women: Court dress included elaborate and intricate styles influenced by Rococo; hoop skirts; panniers; … See more

Overview
Throughout the period, men continued to wear the coat, waistcoat and breeches of the previous period. However, changes were seen in both … See more

1. ^ "Panniers [British] (1973.65.2)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more

Overview
Women's clothing styles emphasized a narrow, inverted conical torso, achieved with boned stays, above full skirts. Hoop skirts See more

Working-class people in 18th century England and America often wore the same garments as fashionable people—shirts, waistcoats, coats … See more

• Glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology
• An Analysis of An Eighteenth Century Woman's Quilted Waistcoat by Sharon Ann Burnston Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
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