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CLOTHING

GIRLS CLOTHING

The defining garment of girlhood for the second quarter of the 19th Century was a pair of pantalettes. Little girls' dresses were very similar to their mothers' in cut, but they were shorter, allowing the pantalettes, either of a matching fabric or of embroidered white cotton or linen, to show. As a girl got older, her skirts became gradually longer. By the age of 13 or so, she left off wearing pantalettes altogether. Hair was also an indicator of maturity. For little girls, it was left long and loose, although by mid-century it was fashionable to cut it at chin level. Even for formal portraits, the hair is generally just parted in the middle and tucked behind the ears

BOYS CLOTHING slightly older boys' clothing- a frock coat and cap, sports a spencer and top hat. spencers tended to be favored by boys and young men; otherwise, the clothing worn by these two youths is not particularly different from what a grown man would wear in a similarly informal situation.

MENS CLOTHING One example:tail coat, vest, and pantaloons compose the standard man's suit of the period.

WOMENS CLOTHING one example:fashionably but simply in a black dress—probably silk—with a ruffled and embroidered pelerine over the shoulders, fastened in the front by a gold brooch. hair is curled in front, the rest pulled back into a bun or coiled braid, which supports a carved tortoise shell comb.

Today clothing is very different from bakc then. There is tons of varieties, and styles to choose from now. Back then there wasnt such things as Name brands. There wasnt bright colors and a wide range of styles. Everything seemed to be not very exciting. I would definately rather live now than then. This is because of how advanced we are today rather than back then. There is much more clothing items and styles today, and today it is a lot different.