Figure 1.--This unidentified and unattributed portrait shows an English boy wearing whatlooks to be a dark green velvet dress in the 19th century. There is no collar, but a wide square open neck. As in America, some boys had their curls cut before and others after breaching. Click on the image for more information. |
There are many elements that go into the contruction of a dress. The collar is a very important element on some dresses while other dresses are worn without any
collar and are open at the neck. Open necks were very common in the early 19th century, but closed necks, often with collats were nore common in the late 19th century. Other impoortant elements include the sleeves, boddice, waistline, and hem as well as other parts of the dress such as lining. The
back and front are usually quite quite different. Generally dresses button at the back, although we note some boy dresses in the late 19ty century that buttoned at the
front. A dress might also have a back tieing bow.
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