(i) From childhood, they grew up to believe that having a small waist was a womanly duty. (ii) Bearing pain was essential to being a woman. (iii) To be seen as attractive, to be womanly, they had to wear corsets. The torture and pains inflicted on the body was to be accepted as normal.
(i) From childhood, they grew up to believe that having a small waist was a womanly duty.
(ii) Bearing pain was essential to being a woman.
(iii) To be seen as attractive, to be womanly, they had to wear corsets. The torture and pains inflicted on the body was to be accepted as normal.
(i) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. (ii) The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies and contain them within small moulds. (iii) When slightly, older, girls had to wear tight-fitting corsets. (iv) Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as attractiRead more
(i) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays.
(ii) The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies and contain them within small moulds.
(iii) When slightly, older, girls had to wear tight-fitting corsets.
(iv) Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as attractive, elegant and graceful.
(i) Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile and dutiful. submissive and obedient. (ii) The ideal woman was one who could bear pain and suffering. (iii) While men were expected to be serious, strong, independent and aggressive, women were seen as frivolous, delicate, passiRead more
(i) Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile and dutiful. submissive and obedient.
(ii) The ideal woman was one who could bear pain and suffering.
(iii) While men were expected to be serious, strong, independent and aggressive, women were seen as frivolous, delicate, passive and docile. Norms of clothing reflected these ideals.
(i) Clearly the poor could not dress like the rich, nor eat the same food. (ii) Laws no longer barred people's right to dress in the way they wished. (iii) Different classes developed their own culture of dress. The notion of what was beautful or ugly, proper or improper, decent or vulgar differed.
(i) Clearly the poor could not dress like the rich, nor eat the same food.
(ii) Laws no longer barred people’s right to dress in the way they wished.
(iii) Different classes developed their own culture of dress. The notion of what was beautful or ugly, proper or improper, decent or vulgar differed.
(i) In medieval France, the items of clothing a person could purchase per year was regulated not only by income but also by social rank. (ii) The material to be used for clothing was also legally prescribed. (iii) Only royalty could wear expensive materials like fur, silk, velvet and brocade.
(i) In medieval France, the items of clothing a person could purchase per year was regulated not only by income but also by social rank.
(ii) The material to be used for clothing was also legally prescribed.
(iii) Only royalty could wear expensive materials like fur, silk, velvet and brocade.
Why did women wear corsets?
(i) From childhood, they grew up to believe that having a small waist was a womanly duty. (ii) Bearing pain was essential to being a woman. (iii) To be seen as attractive, to be womanly, they had to wear corsets. The torture and pains inflicted on the body was to be accepted as normal.
(i) From childhood, they grew up to believe that having a small waist was a womanly duty.
See less(ii) Bearing pain was essential to being a woman.
(iii) To be seen as attractive, to be womanly, they had to wear corsets. The torture and pains inflicted on the body was to be accepted as normal.
How did norms of clothing reflect the status of women?
(i) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. (ii) The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies and contain them within small moulds. (iii) When slightly, older, girls had to wear tight-fitting corsets. (iv) Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as attractiRead more
(i) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays.
See less(ii) The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies and contain them within small moulds.
(iii) When slightly, older, girls had to wear tight-fitting corsets.
(iv) Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as attractive, elegant and graceful.
How did the styles of clothing emphasise differences between men and women?
(i) Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile and dutiful. submissive and obedient. (ii) The ideal woman was one who could bear pain and suffering. (iii) While men were expected to be serious, strong, independent and aggressive, women were seen as frivolous, delicate, passiRead more
(i) Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile and dutiful. submissive and obedient.
See less(ii) The ideal woman was one who could bear pain and suffering.
(iii) While men were expected to be serious, strong, independent and aggressive, women were seen as frivolous, delicate, passive and docile. Norms of clothing reflected these ideals.
How did different classes develop their own culture of dress?
(i) Clearly the poor could not dress like the rich, nor eat the same food. (ii) Laws no longer barred people's right to dress in the way they wished. (iii) Different classes developed their own culture of dress. The notion of what was beautful or ugly, proper or improper, decent or vulgar differed.
(i) Clearly the poor could not dress like the rich, nor eat the same food.
See less(ii) Laws no longer barred people’s right to dress in the way they wished.
(iii) Different classes developed their own culture of dress. The notion of what was beautful or ugly, proper or improper, decent or vulgar differed.
How was the purchasing of clothes regulated in France?
(i) In medieval France, the items of clothing a person could purchase per year was regulated not only by income but also by social rank. (ii) The material to be used for clothing was also legally prescribed. (iii) Only royalty could wear expensive materials like fur, silk, velvet and brocade.
(i) In medieval France, the items of clothing a person could purchase per year was regulated not only by income but also by social rank.
See less(ii) The material to be used for clothing was also legally prescribed.
(iii) Only royalty could wear expensive materials like fur, silk, velvet and brocade.