18th Century Fashion
The pale and delicate designs of the early Rococo Period replaced the seventeenth century fashions after the first decade of the eighteenth. ... Men sported the tricorne for more than half the century. ... Dress became extremely elaborate and lavishly ornamented after the mid-century. ... Eighteenth century American experienced great changes from the previous century. ... In the first half of the century, with the country still very closely tied and governed by Europe, fashions were greatly European in style. While after the Revolutionary War, America was able to develop its own fashion sense. ... This set in motion an American fashion industry that has grown into the hugely lucrative and internationally recognized institution that it is today.