Middle Ages

Early signs of fashion began to appear in the middle ages. Women and also men would wear gowns, the smock became the most common article of clothing.

1500s

In the 1500s Spain became the rising political power in Europe and with that influenced fashion. Men wore silk doublets, velvet mantles trimmed in fur and velvet hats, covered in silk from head to toe. For the first time in history, black became the must have fashion color.  For women the “little black dress” was the dress trend of this century.

1700s

Lets jump to the 1700s where fashion took a turn. Men’s coats became fuller and longer. Long vests, were left open to show off piles of ruffles and lace,  it was embroidered and trimmed in gold and bedazzled with jeweled buttons. Women's fashion the dresses got wider and the hair got taller. Gowns became 6 feet wide and needed whale boned cages to keep them upright, two women couldn't walk side by side.

1900s

By the 1900s both men and women's fashion began to tone down a little. Women began to wear a more suitable corset that didn't break their rib cage. The skirts were a trumpet bell shaped and flowed gently. Women would also wear huge hats with feathers on them. Men wore coats shaped at the waist with tails cut at an angle and full trousers. Men even wore this attire in the summer time, their shirts were white with gold or pearl buttoned and collars that attached or unattached finished off with a big top hat.

1950s

Women became known as housewives. they cooked, cleaned, and took care of the children. women wore wrap dresses. As for the teen girls they wore dresses everyday, petticoats and cardigan sweaters. Men kept it simple by wearing flannels, suit, tie and hat. Some men went a little edgy and wore black leather jackets, t-shirts and blue jeans.

21st Century

It is now the 21st Century and designers have began to adopt a more colorful, feminine, excessive, and 'anti-modern' look for clothing . Name brand clothes became very popular to teenagers and celebrities. they even designed their own clothing lines. Tighter clothes and longer hair also became popular for many men and women. Rap music also had a considerable influence on popular fashion, in the early part of the 2000s.