French fashion history?

Cyndy Grimes: France is a leading country in the fashion design industry, along with Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and the USA. Fashion is an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and the French are well known for their good taste in fashion . Haute couture and the prêt-à-porter, among other fashion styles, remain part of French traditional life. France has many famous designers.

Jammie Taddei: Fashion changed greatly from the elaborate dress in the later part of the 18th century to the simple styles of the early 19th century.Here are some helpful sites:http://www.costumes.org/Classes/fashiondress/Frenc...http://www.oldandsold.com/articles08/costume-11.sh...http://www.blastmilk.com/decollete/revolutionary-f...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750-1795_in_fashionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1795-1820_in_fashionhttp://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/F...http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255-...A lot of links here; c! lick on 18th century, and Regency and Empire:http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistp......Show more

Glynda Darrin: France is a leading country in the fashion design industry, along with Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and the USA. Fashion is an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and the French are well known for their good taste in fashion . Haute couture and the prêt-à-porter, among other fashion styles, remain part of French traditional life. France has many famous designers.French design became prominent during the 15th century through today. The fashion industry has been an important cultural export of France since the 17th century and the modern haute couture where originated in the 1860s....Show more