Chapter 13: The Crinoline Period: 1850-1869
1. Crinoline Period
a. The Crinoline is a device that holds womens skirts
b. Dress reform
c. Invention of the sewing machine and photography
2. Levi’s
a. Blue denim trousers and were popular as durable pants for men of the California Gold Rush.
3. Turkish trousers
a. Full legs that were gathered to fit tightly at the ankle.
4. Bloomers
a. Cut of trousers retained this name but women;s undergarments were nicknamed this.
5. Amelia Bloomer
a. Adopted the style of wearing short skirts over Turkish trousers. She did not originate the style but it was named after her.
6. Empress Eugenie
a. Fashion icon and adopted the designs of English fashion designer Charles Worth.
7. Camisole
a. Or corset cover
b. Waist length garment was shaped to thefigure, had short sleeves and buttoned down the front.
8. Basques
a. Cut like a jacket and had extensions of the bodice below the waist and flared out below the waist.
9. Engageantes
a. Sleeves that were open at the end and were worn with removable lace or muslin undersleeves.
10. Pagoda sleeves
a. Narrow at the shoulder and expanded and expanded abruptly to a wide mouth at the end.
11. Garibaldi
a. Red; Blouse especially popular in the 1860s.
12. Princess Dress
a. New, one piece style that was cut without a waistline seam
13. Reefers
a. Identical in design to a pea coat but for officers and chief petty officers
14. Snood
a. In daytime, hair was frequently made of colored silk or chenille.
15. Knickerbockers
a. Sportswear garment, cut loose legs and belted into a band that buckled just below the knee,
16. Knickers
a. Shortened name for Knickerbockers
17. Frock Overcoat
a. cut along the same lines as the frock coat but longer
18. Cutaway Coat
a. A mans formal daytime coat having the front portion of the skirt cut away from the waist so as to curve or slope to the tails at the back
19. Inverness cape
a. A large,