1. By: Shweta Mohapatra

2. * Everyone is free to wear whatever they clothing and accessories of his/her gender that he/she finds pleasing.

3. * They skirts were long and were not pushed out in any direction. * Women usually wore different types of white skirts topped with a red, white, and blue striped jackets representing there flag during the Revolution. * They might wear a slight bustle pad. * They also wore white Greek chemise gown.

4. * Pouter-pigeon in the 1790’s was very popular. It has many layers of cloth pinned over the bodice. * Redingote was the French pronunciation for “Red Coat.” * In 1795, waist lines in dresses were somewhat raised, this lead to the development of the empire silhouette.

5. * Women clothes were more simplified and were influenced by the English women’s country outdoor wear. * During the Revolution, everyone started wearing more simpler clothing because the economy has dropped immensely. * Everyone was also wearing more red white and blue because they were trying to be more patriotic.

6. * Most gowns had skirts that opened in the front to show the petticoat worn underneath * Women in the early Revolution, wore low-necked gowns. Usually worn with a petticoat. * In French, it is called a robe. * Open bodice with a separate stomacher was replaced later in the years with a bodice which its edges that met in the center front.

7. * Sack-back gown in French is robe à la française. * It has black pleats hanging loosely from the neckline. * It is long worn as a court fashion * It made its last appearance early in the period of the Revolution. * A fitted bodice held the front of the gown closely to the body

8. * Close-bodied gowns in French is robe à l'anglaise * It had black pleats sown into place so it was close to the body * It was then released into the skirt which would be draped in different ways.

9. * Short gowns (bed gowns) were at least thigh length and were front wrapping. * They were made out of light, printed cotton fabric which was very comfortable. * This was common when women were at home and it was early morning so they wore this out of comfort. * It is usually worn with a petticoat

10. * It is not formal to wear a costume of a jacket and a petticoat and not a dress. * Caraco was a jacket like bodice worn with a petticoat. * It usually has elbow-length sleeves but in the 1790’s, Caracos had full length sleeves which were tight

11. * The traditional riding habit is a tailored jacket worn with a high-necked shirt, a waistcoat, a petticoat, and a hat. * It is usually like a man’s coat, like in previous periods. * The jacket and a false waistcoat-front might also be made as a single garment for an alternative.

12. * Simpler riding jackets and petticoats were worn without a waistcoat later in the revolution * The redingote was usually worn on top of it as an overcoat with a light weight chemise dress. * Also a Joseph was also used as a alternative but it is unadorned because of its simply trimmed woolen fabric with full-length, tight sleeves and a broad collar with lapels or revers.

13. * Chemise or smock, had a low neckline and elbow-length sleeves which were full early in the period and became significantly narrow as the century progressed. * In this time period, Drawers were not worn. * In this time period, women wore strapless strays.

14. * Strays were usually cut at the armpit and it helped women ease there soldiers back. * This helped with the fashionable shape which also included a thin torso, large hips, her soldiers back, and a proportionally large waist. * Strays were normally laced loosely for comfort. This helped the poor and middle class women with heavy lifting.

15. * Strays were laced very tightly for women who loved extreme fashion. * Strays were occasionally replaced by a un corset but they were not very popular in France nor in bordering countries. * Panniers (Side Hoops, was an important part of country fashion. * It disappeared in all of France because of some petticoats.

16. * Pockets were tied around the women waist. * You could get into them with pocket slits. * They were usually replaced by the side-seams of a gown or petticoat. * Some waistcoats were woolen or quilted. * Usually women wear these on top of there stays or corset or under the gown for warmth.

17. * Some petticoats were also quilted and woolen batted. * Women usually wore these in the winter.

18. * Common shoes had high heels which were curved. * The Louis heels came from this 1790’s fashion wear. * Shoes were normally made of leather or fabric. * Shoes with buckles and high heeled footwear was a common fashion statement until the years after the French Revolution

19. * During the Revolution, women started wearing elaborate hats. * Mob caps were usually worn indoors including other country styled hats. * Low-crowned straw sheperdess hats had ribbons to secure it on her head when tied, was worn during this time. * Flat, broad-brimmed hats were also worn during this rustic style period.

20. * Before the French Revolution, women had their powdered hair, or wigs, built up high, but for this new time period, women had to have their hair in their natural state. * It also was common to have their hair dressed simply with majority of their hair curled.

21. * Before the Revolution, dramatic fashion and cosmetics was usual * During the Revolution, women went for a more simpler look, which includes outfits, wigs and make-up * During the Ancien Régime (Old Regime) women had their bodies be coated with white lead and their faces covered in fake beauty marks. * This was a sign of civil dishonesty.

22. * This also created a impediment between real and unreal; it was, according to them, an “illegible mask of impurity.”

23. * Men wore coats, waistcoats, and breeches throughout the French Revolution, but the type of fabric used and the cut varied throughout this time period. * Suits were very interesting throughout this time period. * Each element of a formal suit went through drastic changes.

24. * When new sports and other “time-passing” activities were introduced to the French society, clothing became more carefully tailored on wool. * They also became more “undressed” so to say, (except for the most formal occasions) unlike it was earlier when their attire was carefully embroidered on silk or velvet.

25. * Earlier in this period, coats were tight and narrow. * Later on, skirts of the coats were getting more curved up front and shortened up until his waist and were cut straight. * Waistcoats were sometimes made with sleeves, and some times without. * A banyan, a cotton or linen gown, was worn at home for comfort. * These wore worn at home over shirts, waistcoats and breeches.

26. * Shirts were: ~Full Sleeves ~Scrunched up at the wrist ~Dropped at the shoulders * Dress shirts had ruffles made of fabric lace. * Undressed shirts ended in plain wrist bands. * Turned over collars were now in fashion.

27. * They were usually worn with stockings. * A cravat reappeared after 1795.

28. * Breeches were fitted snugly. * They also had a fall-front opening

29. * Shoes were normally made of leather. * They also included shoes buckles. * When men when to ride their horses, they usually wore their boots. * Buckles were made out of silver, paste stones, or any other polished metal buckles were made very large. * Stocking were either silk or woolen.

30. * Wigs were worn for formal occasions. * A man’s hair was usually long and powdered. * It was brushed back and clubbed with a black ribbon. * Men often wore a tricorne hat which were wide-brimmed and turned upon three sides before this time period. * In this period, tricorne hats were turned up front and back or on the sides to form bicornes.

31. * When Benjamin Franklin went to the French Court with his hair not powdered or in a wig, the French were shocked because they thought that he was not in a proper attire.

32. * Toddlers wore washable dresses called frocks. * Frocks, or light dresses, were made of linen or cotton. * Children usually wore what adults would wear but in a state where they will be fitted into. * Boys wore pantaloons, short jackets, and for younger boys, a skeleton suit.

33. * The lower class citizens wore what the upper class citizens usually wore but they owned fewer amounts and owned cheaper styles.

34. * Since this time period is a Revolution, they are fighting for their freedom, so they will wear the colors of their flag to represent what they want. * Also, they are wearing more simpler cloth because their economy has dropped.

35. * For the lower class citizens, they went around in a wooden carriage which was drawn by foot. * For the upper class citizens, they went around in metal carriages drawn by two horses. * They also went on horse for some occasion and for hunting.

36. * Guillotine – used daily to cut peoples head’s off very quickly so it can be painless. * Guns – to fight.

37. * Celerifere ~Invented in 1790. ~The earliest bicycle known. ~It was wooden. ~Invented by Comote Mede de Sivrac of France. * Metric System ~Invented in 1790. ~The Academy of Sciences of Paris created this.

38. * Guillotine ~Invented in 1792. ~It was tall and wooden. ~A tall frame with a hole so the person head who was going to be executed can fit. ~Blade was above head so when it falls, it will chop the persons head off. ~Invented by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin.

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