Book description
Neoclassicism recast as a feminine, progressive movement through the lens of empire-style fashion, as well as related art and literature
The Age of Undress explores the emergence and meaning of neoclassical dress in the 1790s, tracing its evolution from Naples to London and Paris over the course of a singleā¦
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The neoclassical style of dressāsheer, high-waisted muslin dresses that displayed a womanās arms and eschewed traditional undergarmentsāthat appeared in the late eighteenth century shaped European female fashions for nearly thirty years. Historians have often labeled the neoclassical movement associated with the Enlightenment and Age of Revolution as austere and masculine in its effects. However, Rauser effectively makes the case that women were at the center of 1790s neoclassicism in its most intense and embodied form, as creators and patronsāand that fashion, more so than other forms of art, reveals an eraās artistic and political culture.
From Christine's list on the beauty and the politics of fashion.
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