The document summarizes key influences on fashion from the 1500s to early 1900s, including prominent figures, artistic styles, and political events that shaped dress. Queen Elizabeth I in the 1500s established iconic portraits that influenced fashion. The Baroque and Rococo periods of the 1600s-1700s saw ornate styles set by French kings like Louis XIV. The French Revolution in 1789 led to simpler styles. Beau Brummel popularized restrained male fashion in the 1800s. The Industrial Revolution brought mechanized production and more restrictive clothing for women. Haute couture was established by Charles Worth in 1858. Art Nouveau flourished in the 1890s-1910s with its organic motifs.

2. Elizabeth I – The Rainbow Portrait, attributed to Isaac Oliver, c.1600

3. Sir Walter Raleigh and his son, 1590

5. Louis XIV, King of France

6. Louis XV

7. Madame de Pompadour, by Francois Boucher

8. Rococo style

9. Rococo style

10. Men 1700s

11. Wigs for Men, early 1700s

12. The Macaroni style, 1750s

13. The storming of the Bastille

14. French Revolution dress - sans culotte woman

15. French Revolution dress - sans culotte man

17. Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, by Ingres

18. Beau Brummel and Dandyism, late 1700s early 1800s

19. Beau Brummel and Dandyism, late 1700s early 1800s

21. Mid-Victorian menswear

22. 1860s dresses with wide skirts

23. Crinolines

24. Charles Frederick Worth and the birth of ‘Haute Couture’, 1858

25. Evening dresses, Charles Frederick Worth and Jean-Phillipe Worth, c.1887 and c.1892

27. Job cigarette paper advertisement by Alphonse Mucha, 1896

28. Art Nouveau fabric designed by poster-artist Alphonse Mucha, early 1900s

29. Corsetted fashions shown in Queen magazine, 1905

30. Nijinsky and the Ballets Russes