An Overview of 18th-Century Western Fashion
This post is meant to round out the "Young Person's Introduction" series with additional material that might be less engaging for a first-time viewer/reader. It has lots of museum videos and articles, like Colonial Williamsburg and the Met, including some fun case studies (a banyan made from a dragon robe, a handkerchief celebrating the first hot air balloon launch, etc.). It's a bit scanty now, but I wanted to get it out of the drafts folder before I forgot it existed! As always, the post will be expanded as I come across more information. Edit 11/24 : Now with an excellent video on cold-weather clothing! General information Colonial Williamsburg. " Children's Clothing ." YouTube . Posted May 13, 2022. Cullen, Oriole. “ Eighteenth-Century European Dress .” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. English Heritage. " Fashion Through History: Episode 2 – G...