Women’s fashion 17th century

Women’s fashion through the 17th century The 17th century brought major changes to women’s dress, from the rigid and highly structured silhouettes of the late Renaissance to the softer, more fluid fashions of the mid-century, and finally to the elaborate court styles of the late 1600s.

1850–1899

Fashion through the years: 1850–1899. Five decades of evolving 19th-century elegance, inspired by authentic illustrations and engravings of the era. Exploring the transformation of mid-19th-century style—from voluminous crinolines to the S-shaped silhouettes of Art Nouveau..