THE ULTIMATE FASHION HISTORY: The 1830s & 1840s

In this episode of The Ultimate Fashion History, we’ll see how the burgeoning Nouveau Riche of The Industrial Revolution responded their new wealthy with ridiculously over-adorned, Gigot-sleeved dresses in the 1830s, and then crashed down to earth with a more ’sympathetic’ silhouette in response to the trend towards social reform in the 1840s. Enjoy.