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Evolution of Dressmaking History

The document provides an overview of the history of dressmaking from its origins around 650,000 years ago when humans started wearing animal skins and plant materials for protection up to the early 1900s. It describes the early use of needles made of bone and ivory around 19,000 years ago and the beginnings of woven textiles in ancient Egypt and China. The document then covers dress styles and materials worn by different social classes in ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages in Europe, and the early 1900s.

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Evolution of Dressmaking History

The document provides an overview of the history of dressmaking from its origins around 650,000 years ago when humans started wearing animal skins and plant materials for protection up to the early 1900s. It describes the early use of needles made of bone and ivory around 19,000 years ago and the beginnings of woven textiles in ancient Egypt and China. The document then covers dress styles and materials worn by different social classes in ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages in Europe, and the early 1900s.

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What is

Dressmakin
g?
•DRESSMAKING is defined
as the craft of sewing
clothes and dresses.

•Example of dressmaking is
the art of sewing beautiful
dress from fabric.
HOW HUMANS STARTED WEARING
CLOTHES?
Around 650,000 years ago
when our ancestors covered
their bodies with animal fur
and skin as well as barks and
leaves of trees.
The main purpose was simply
to protect the human body
against the rain, sun, wind, and
cold.
These primitive clothes were
either tied up or wrapped
around the bodies as people
went foraging for food.
NEEDLES AND THREADS
NEEDLES & THREADS
Some 19,000 years ago,
evidence of needles made of
bones and ivory were found.
Threads-come from plants
or animals and are spun or
twisted into yarns.
Around 6,000 years ago,
woven textiles (linen) were
found in Egypt as well as
evidence of silk culture in
China 5,000 years ago.
This marked the early
beginning of
dressmaking.
Greek and Roman
In Greece, clothes were simple
lengths of wool or linen
secured at the shoulders with
sashes used as belts.
PEPLOS was a loose
ankle-length robe worn
by women.
CHLAMYS was knee-
length robes worn by
the men.
HIMATION covered with
a loose cloak that wrap
around the body, worn by
men and women.
CLOAK
•Means "to alter the dress or
appearance of so as to conceal
the identity or true nature," cloak
suggests a means of hiding a
movement or an intention.
There had been improvements
on the quality of clothes. The
Byzantines dresses themselves
with richly patterned
embroidered cloths.
Peasant men
wore stockings
or tunics.
Peasant women
wore long gowns
with sleeveless
tunics and
wimples to cover
their hair.
Wimples-
the covering worn over
the head and around
the neck and chin by
women, as well as
nuns. To provide both
protection from the
weather and modesty.
Early medieval
Europeans they
worn short
tunics with
leggings.
Later Middle Ages
In 14 century, the beginnings of
th

European fashion. They can now


used lacings and buttons. Expensive
silk and woven brocade.
Later Middle Ages
It was also the time of the beginning
of tailoring. Straight garments were
now replaced by curved seams that
followed the contours of the human
body.
UPPER
CLASS

MEN

The upper class or nobility were able to wear richer colors


because dyes were very expensive.
UPPER
CLASS
WOME
N

Bright reds and rich deep purples on nobility. Ruffs or high collars,
conveyed a high status.
Upper class men and women also
wore layers and layers of clothing
because they could afford it and it
showed off their wealth.
Middle class women
Wear nicer fabrics, better cuts, and richer colors than the lower class. They
could wear certain silk, satin, and brocade.
Middle class men
The clothes of the middle class
were much more fancy than
those of the lower class. Their
doublets could have embroidery,
padding, or boning. Their
clothes also had a tailored fit
because the middle class were
able to afford it.
Lower class women and Lower class men
•1900s Fashion: 1900-1909

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