National costume france

The first prerequisites for the French national costume appeared in the 17th century. French peasants made their clothes from canvas, wool, cloth using cotton thread. During the years when the French Revolution ended, festive versions of national costumes began to appear.

In each province, costumes were created with their own characteristics:

• Breton - corsages, lace and fitted bodices.

• Flemish - shawl in a cage, decorated with fringe.

• Catalonia - mangoths (lace sleeves) and bright colors.

All the shoes were the same for both women and men. She was a wooden clogs. It should be noted that to this day, wooden clogs are worn in the French countryside for work.

Until the 18th century, French men in the provinces wore an ordinary shirt, which was replaced by an elongated wide blouse from the same canvas as its predecessor. Such blouses were fashionable to wear over a jacket.

If before the revolution this is a version of the garment considered festive, then after it ended, urban artisans and workers began to dress like this. Bourgeois preferred jacket coat.

Popular blouses began to be worn by shepherds, who wore a woolen cape or goatskin cloak over it. It must be said that some artists today prefer this style.

And by the beginning of the 19th century, the French peasants had fashioned knee-length pants in combination with leggings or stockings, knotted under the knees. To them relied shirt, vest, jacket and neckerchief. Then, closer to the middle of the century, men's fashion diversified with narrow long pants.

He suffered a transformation and the collar of his shirt. The fold-over cuffs and collar, which are tightened with a ribbon, are replaced with buttons, and the top of the shirt is covered with a scarf.

The vest was closed on two rows of buttons. The whole structure was fastened with a shortened jacket, sometimes lengthened at the back.

In the 18th century, each peasant's hat was a three-cornered hat, and at the end of the 19th century, older men began to wear it. Over time, the cocked hat was replaced with a round-brimmed hat.

For the manufacture of the winter version of the hat used felt, for the summer - straw.

In the coastal provinces of the peasants wore a cap of six, decorated with a pompon.

Women's national costume was much easier. It consisted of a wide skirt decorated with ruffles or pleating and a jacket. All this was complemented by an apron and a scarf, which was tied on the shoulders.

The head was decorated with a cap. He was considered a home option, and to leave the house he was wearing a hat or scarf.

The status of the person was determined by the color palette. The peasants sewed their clothes from materials of gray, brown, white color. Bourgeois differed blue, red or lilac clothes. And sometimes black.

On holidays, a corsage was added to the usual version of the costume.

In each province, some national costumes differed in embroidery, the shape of hats or the color of an apron.

Later, feminine dresses similar to tunics came into fashion. They were tied up high under the bust. After a few years, dresses were made longer with multi-layered skirts at the bottom.

From accessories can be noted umbrellas, small hats with a veil, clutches and scarves.

Children were no different from adults and their costumes were a reduced copy of adult national clothes.

The girls wore skirts a little shorter than adults, otherwise everything was like that of a woman — a cap, a shirt, an apron.

The boys' clothes repeated the men's suit with precision.

After the end of the Great French Revolution, the peasant national costume underwent dramatic changes. It happened because of the increase in the welfare of the peasants. And the markets were replenished with factory fabrics - silk and cloth.

Another was the festive version of the costume. It imprinted on the fashion of the city. In the whole of France, national costumes were similar to each other and consisted in the same elements. But the characteristics of each province influenced the shape of hats and corsages, cut and colors. Fashion historians identify several sets of clothing of the time.

Urban costume became fashionable only at the end of the 19th century. For a long time only the headgear did not change. Some of them are popular in everyday life so far. For example, in the Alps, Roussillon and Bretonia.

Today, patriots are trying to revive old traditions and organize costumed festivals and carnivals, which include competitions for the best costume. Such events are especially popular in Provence, Bretonia, Savoyard.

National costumes are also popular with dance groups that sew them for their performances.

The feeling of colors, proportions and forms - all this is embodied in the modern French urban costume. Perhaps that is why France is considered a trendsetter.

The turn of the 16-17th century was a successful page in the history of France. The country entered the circle of leading powers and improved its economic position. For all of Europe, France has become the legislator and the benchmark of fashion trends and court culture.

The country is launching a Pandora doll and its wardrobe. The doll was produced in two sizes: a large doll, dressed in outerwear, and a small one - showed underwear. Such a doll cost prohibitively expensive and was sold to other European countries.

It should be noted that when Pandora was being sent, even hostilities ceased and did not hinder her path.

By the end of the 17th century, the release of an illustrated fashion magazine called “Merkur talent” was launched in France.

Appeared standards of beauty. King Louis 14 was considered the ideal man - tall, stately, with lush hair and regular features. All men of that time were supposed to possess masculinity, gallantry, knew how to dance and keep in the saddle.

For women, the French were less demanding. From the French women it was required to be majestic, flirtatious, she should be distinguished by scheming and ceremonial.

As such, the ideal of female appearance was not. He changed depending on the tastes of the king and the characteristics of his next favorite.

The war had its effect on the men's suit. In fashion came the elements of clothing, similar to military uniforms. And by the forties and the end of the war fashion has changed dramatically.

Then young Ludovic came to power, and the costume acquired children's traits. When it was invented double skirt-pants, which were called reyngravy. By the sixties, men's wardrobe is gaining courage. Sjustokor, west and culottes are sewed.

Women's clothing did not tolerate such drastic changes and gradually came to the profile silhouette and home clothes.

Clothing of that period was made of satin, gas, taffeta and moire. Men's suits are made of velvet, cloth and wool. Lace is coming into fashion. They are decorated with small details of dresses and suits, as well as shoes.

By the end of the century, stripes, squares, embroidery, and printed fabrics became popular.

With the advent of Versailles, the tapestry that adorns most costumes comes into fashion.