The royal silhouette , The royal line , Imperial waist or just Empire is the style in clothing where the dress has a fitting corset ends just below the breast, giving it a high-margined appearance, and a long and loose fitting skirt but body skims rather than being supported by a thick skirt. The outer line is great for pear shape that wants to disguise the abdominal area or emphasize the breasts. The shape of the dress also helps extend the body's appearance.
While the style returns to the end of the 18th century, the term "Imperial Silhouette" emerged over a century later in early 20th century England; here the word empire refers to the period of the First French Empire; Napoleon Empress Josà © first de Beauharnais was influential in popularizing the style throughout Europe. The word "kingdom" is pronounced with a quasi-French pronunciation specifically/?: M'p ?? r/in the fashion world.
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The style begins as part of the Neoclassical mode, reviving the style of Greco-Roman art that shows women wearing a loose rectangular tunic known as peplos or more commonly chiton tied in down bust, providing support for women and cool and comfortable clothes suitable for warm climates.
The last few years of the 18th century first saw the style become fashionable in Western and Central Europe (and European-influenced regions). In 1788, just before the Revolution, a portrait of the Louise court Æ' lis lisabeth Vigà ©  e Brun braced a "Greek banquet" in which the women wore a plain white "Greek" tunic. The shorter classic hairstyle, if possible with curls, is less controversial and widely adopted. Hair is now found even outdoors; except for evening gowns, hats or other covers usually worn even in the previous room. A thin Greek ribbon or fillet is used to tie or decorate hair instead.
A very light and loose dress, usually white and often with a surprisingly bare arm, rises slightly from the ankle to just below the corset, where there is a hem or a very pressed tie around the body, often in different colors. A long rectangular shawl or wrapper, very often ordinary red but with borders adorned in portraits, helps in cold weather, and seems to lie around the abdomen when seated - to which the semi-reclining posture is favored. By the turn of the century such styles were widespread throughout Europe. In France the style is sometimes called "ÃÆ' la grecque" after decoration is found on pottery and sculpture of Classical Greek art. The adoption of this style resulted in a drastic contrast between the 1790s mode and the narrow and thick style of the 1770s (with a rigid cylindrical body above the pannier). This change may have been partly due to the political upheaval of France after 1789, when the aristocrats feared to appear very rich during the Reign of Terror. Early styles often feature entirely empty sleeves, as in ancient copies, but from about 1800 short sleeves become more distinctive, at first sometimes transparent as in David Mrs Camier's Portrait (1800), then panting. The style evolved through the Napoleonic era until the early 1820s, became increasingly unassuming, after which the Victorian style Victorian style was becoming more popular.
British women's styles (often referred to as "districts") follow the same general trend to improve waist circumference as the French style, even when the country is at war. This style is very often worn white to indicate high social status (especially in previous years); only women who actually belonged to what in England were known as "polite" classes who could wear pale and dirty clothes of that era. The display was popularized in the UK by Emma, ​​Lady Hamilton, who designed such clothing for her appearance in mimicking a classic ("attitude") imitation, which is a sensation across Europe. The high-waisted dress piece was also applied to the outer garments, such as the pelisse. The Imperial Silhouette contributed to making clothing from the period 1795-1820 generally less restrictive and impractical than the high fashion clothing of the early 18th and 19th centuries.
The 1960s saw a resurgence of styles, perhaps reflecting less strict social customs of the time, similar to when the fluctuating 1920s flapper styles replaced heavy corsets in the early 1900s.
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See also
- 1750-1795 in mode
- 1795-1820 in mode
- Corset controversy
- Emma, ​​Lady Hamilton
- Spencer (clothing)
- High-rise (mode)
References
Note
Further reading
- Bourish, Katell le: The Age of Napoleon: The Costumes of the Revolution to the Empire, 1789-1815 , Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. ISBN: 0870995707.
External links
- Media related to Empire silhouette on Wikimedia Commons
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