![]() ![]() The usual fashion of the years 1750–1775 was a low-necked gown (usually called a robe), worn over a petticoat. During the Enlightenment, court dress stayed almost the same while outside of court dress, fashion became less extravagant and shifted more towards comfort rather than courtly display. The Enlightenment produced a backlash against sumptuary laws which asserted a stagnant social hierarchy. Garments like these could not be washed often because of the fabrics from which they were made. Full-size hoop skirts prevented sitting and reminded those wearing them to stand in the presence of the King. Court dress had little or no physical comfort with restriction of movement. Hoop skirts continued to be worn, reaching their largest size in the 1750s, and were sometimes replaced by side-hoops, also called 'false hips', or panniers. Women's clothing styles emphasized a narrow, inverted conical torso, achieved with boned stays, above full skirts. 1750–52, by Jean-Marc Nattier Lady Mary Fox wears a grey silk hooded Brunswick gown with striped ribbon ornaments, 1767 Women's fashion Overview Princess Henriette of France in court dress playing the viola de gamba, c.
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