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“At the beginning of the decade, the silhouette closely resembled that of the late 1780s. Gowns were still made as two-piece ensembles with an open robe over a petticoat and styles such as the redingote remained fashionable as did the fitted caraco (jacket bodice) and skirt (…). New were the long tight sleeves, cut on a curve to fit closely around the elbow, and underpetticoats that replaced the “false bums” of the early-to-mid 1780s created a gently rounded shape. Plain and striped silks and plain and printed cottons were the favorite fabrics for daywear (…). The horizontal emphasis of hats in the 1780s with wide brims and full crowns was replaced by verticality in the 1790s, although headwear continued to be adorned with an efflorescence of ribbons, feathers, and other. By the end of the decade, one-piece dresses, known as “round gowns” in England and the chemise were dominant (Cunnington 314).

Throughout the eighteenth century, fashion responded to political and topical events and, in France, this was widely evident in women’s dress during the Revolution. In September 1789, just two months after the fall of the Bastille, the editor of the Magasin des Modes nouvelles (that would become the Journal de la Mode et du Goût in 1790) wryly observed that, “there can be no doubt that a revolution like the one in France must offer the capital city the inspiration for several new fashions” (quoted in Jones 188).”

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