19th Century Imperialism

The era of the nineteenth century imperialism was a significant turning point in women’s fashion. Many of fashion changes happened all across the world. Nineteenth century was a time where new technologies were being invented to make the clothing manufacturing task easier and less time consuming. One of the most important inventions was the paper patterns for at home dress making. Paper patterns were invented in 1840 to make it easier to construct articles of clothing on a basic level no matter your ability. This helped lower social classes make their clothing look higher quality.

Another invention that made a difference on society was the Ready-made Garment Industry which had an impactful contribution to the fashion world even today.
The textile mills was soon used all around the United States during the industrial revolution. The manufacturing of textiles had four steps. The first was to clean and harvest wool fibers. The second was to spin the fibers into threads. The third and most important step was to weave the wool threads into cloth. Then finally sewing the cloth into articles of
The reform supporters wanted women to dress in a practical manner and wear reasonable outfits rather than what fashion trends were in style during that time. They decided that solutions for this should incorporate artistic features, trousers, and more comfortable gowns with empire waistlines and light, easily draped fabrics. Women wore trousers inspired from the turkish “ankle long trousers”. These trousers went underneath a shorter skirt that ended towards the shin. These trousers were then renamed bloomers. Society, however, worried that this would cause a ripple in the gender roles and normalities. They had feared that if women began to wear trousers, men would start to wear skirts and dresses. Society didn't want gender normalities to change because of men and women wearing whatever they felt comfortable in. The way women were beginning to dress was completely altering how men viewed