Existing comment:
1835
1830-1840s
The Industrial Revolution (1780s-1840s)
First patent of the sewing machine (1846)
The waistline returned to its natural level and corsets with several petticoats were worn. Sleeves ballooned out from the shoulders and reached their greatest volume in 1835. They were known as "gigot" or "leg-o-mutton." |