Костюм и мода 1870-х годов.

Costume and fashion of the 1870s

1870s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s.

By 1870, fullness in the skirt had moved to the rear, where elaborately draped overskirts were held in place by tapes and supported by a bustle. This fashion required an underskirt, which was heavily trimmed with pleats, flounces, rouching, and frills. This fashion was short lived (though the bustle would return again in the mid 1880s), and was succeeded by a tight fitting silhouette with fullness as low as the knees: the cuirass bodice, a form fitting, long waisted, boned bodice that reached below the hips, and the princess sheath dress. Sleeves were very tight fitting. Square necklines were common. Day dresses had high necklines that were either closed, squared, or V shaped. Sleeves of morning dresses were narrow throughout the period, with a tendency to flare slightly at the wrist early on. Women often draped overskirts to produce an apronlike effect from the front. Gowns had low necklines and very short, off the shoulder sleeves, and were worn with short (later mid length) gloves. Other characteristic fashions included a velvet ribbon tied high around the neck and trailing behind for evening in a similar style to Georgian era fashion (the origin of the modern choker necklace).

Under the influence of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood and other artistic reformers, the "anti fashion" for Artistic dress with its "medieval" details and uncorseted lines continued through the 1870s. Newly fashionable tea gowns, an informal fashion for entertaining at home, combined Pre Raphaelite influences with the loose sack back styles of the 18th century.

Leisure dress was becoming an important part of a woman's wardrobe. Seaside dress in England had its own distinct characteristics but still followed the regular fashions of the day. Seaside dress was seen as more daring, frivolous, eccentric, and brighter. Even though the bustle was extremely cumbersome, it was still a part of seaside fashion.

With the narrower silhouette, emphasis was placed on the bust, waist and hips. A corset was used to help mold the body to the desired shape. This was achieved by making the corsets longer than before, and by constructing them from separate shaped pieces of fabric. To improve support, corsets were reinforced with many strips of whalebone, cording, or pieces of leather. Steam molding, patented in 1868, helped hold the curvaceous contour. Skirts were supported by a hybrid of the bustle and crinoline or hooped petticoat sometimes called a "crinolette". The cage structure was attached around the waist and extended down to the ground, but only extended down the back of the wearer's legs. The crinolette itself was quickly superseded by the true bustle, which was sufficient for supporting the drapery and train at the back of the skirt.

In keeping with the vertical emphasis, hair was pulled back at the sides and worn in a high knot or cluster of ringlets, often with a fringe (bangs) over the forehead. False hair was commonly used. Bonnets were smaller to allow for the elaborately piled hairstyles and resembled hats except for their ribbons tied under the chin. Smallish hats, some with veils, were perched on top of the head, and brimmed straw hats were worn for outdoor wear in summer.

The main kind of wrap that dominated in the 1870s were capes and jackets that had a back vent in order to make room for the bustle. Some examples are the pelisse and the paletot coat.

Tight dresses with long trains of the mid 1870s are trimmed with pleated ruffles, bows, buttons, and braid, and are worn with hats with ribbon streamers. French gown is festooned with flowers and is worn with mid length white gloves and a black neck ribbon. The high knotted hairstyle is typical of the mid 1870s. Morning dress of c. 1875 has a trailing overskirt and is trimmed with a profusion of ruffles and ribbons. Hair is braided into a crown high on the head. Princesses Dagmar and Alexandra of Denmark in 1875. Scholander family portrait in 1875. Semi sheer dresses of c. 1877 show back fullness beginning at hip level rather than the waist as in 1874–5. The tight, princess line dress on the right fits smoothly to the body from the shoulders to the lower hips. Gown of 1878 has a long train and a squared neckline. It is worn with opera length gloves. Jacket and skirt costume of 1878 features a long train trimmed with pleated frills and ruching. Matching ruching trims the cuffs of the sleeves. Court gown of 1876 features a train, long white gloves and the three white ostrich feathers representing the Prince of Wales plumes in the hair. Hunting costume is made of green wool, Scotland, c. 1878.

Innovations in men's fashion of the 1870s included the acceptance of patterned or figured fabrics for shirts and the general replacement of neckties tied in bow knots with the four in hand and later the ascot tie.

Frock coats remained fashionable, but new shorter versions arose, distinguished from the sack coat by a waist seam. Waistcoats (U. S. vests) were generally cut straight across the front and had collars and lapels, but collarless waistcoats were also worn. Three piece suits consisting of a high buttoned sack coat with matching waistcoat and trousers, called ditto suits or (UK) lounge suits, grew in popularity; the sack coat might be cutaway so that only the top button could be fastened. The cutaway morning coat was still worn for informal day occasions in Europe and major cities elsewhere. Frock coats were required for more formal daytime dress. Formal evening dress remained a dark tail coat and trousers. The coat now fastened lower on the chest and had wider lapels. A new fashion was a dark rather than white waistcoat. Evening wear was worn with a white bow tie and a shirt with the new winged collar. Topcoats had wide lapels and deep cuffs, and often featured contrasting velvet collars. Furlined full length overcoats were luxury items in the coldest climates. Full length trousers were worn for most occasions; tweed or woollen breeches were worn for hunting and hiking. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis began to sell the original copper riveted blue jeans in San Francisco. These became popular with the local multitude of gold seekers, who wanted strong clothing with durable pockets.

The points of high upstanding shirt collars were increasingly pressed into "wings". Necktie fashions included the four in hand and, toward the end of the decade, the ascot tie, a tie with wide wings and a narrow neckband, fastened with a jewel or stickpin. Ties knotted in a bow remained a conservative fashion, and a white bowtie was required with formal evening wear. A narrow ribbon tie was an alternative for tropical climates, and was increasingly worn elsewhere, especially in the Americas.

Top hats remained a requirement for upper class formal wear; bowlers and soft felt hats in a variety of shapes were worn for more casual occasions, and flat straw boaters were worn for yachting and other nautical pastimes.

1870s photo of President Rutherford B. Hayes. His coat and shawl collared vest or waistcoat have covered buttons. Note functional buttonholes all the way up his coat lapel. Three piece suit with frock coat, 1870s. Oliver Hazard Perry Morton wears a narrow string tie, 1870s. Gentleman in a railway carriage wears a dust colored coat, trousers, and collar less waistcoat with a dark red necktie. He wears a fur lined overcoat and tan gloves. Britain, 1872. Plate from The Gazette of Fashion shows a fur lined overcoat (left) and double breasted topcoat (right) with braid trim and decorative topstitching, 1872. Checked trousers were quite fashionable. Photographer Mathew Brady wears a coat with braid trim on the collar and lapels over a matching waistcoat. His turned down collar is worn over a four in hand necktie. 1875.

Two piece lounge suit of tartan wool twill buttons high in front. English lounge suits were typically worn with bowler hats. 1875 80, England, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.2010.33.9a b. Major General The Hon. James MacDonald is drawn by James Tissot in a slightly fitted, double breasted topcoat with a diagonally positioned breast pocket and a contrasting collar. His shirt collar is pressed into flat wings and is worn with a wide, dark tie. He wears a top hat and gloves. 1876. 1879 photo of American lawman Bat Masterson wearing a three piece suit and a bowler hat. His cutaway sack coat has a high front closure and is worn buttoned only at the top, over a vest or waistcoat cut straight across at the waist and decorated with a prominent watch chain. Vanity Fair sketch of 1879 shows Sir Albert Abdallah David Sassoon in "morning dress" (formal daywear): grey trousers, dark cutaway coat, white waistcoat, wing collared shirt and dark tie. British statesman William Gladstone wears conservative clothing; his tall collar is still upstanding, and he wears his tie in a bow knot. 1879.

1873 portraits of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario illustrate the variety of fashionable neckwear (and facial hair).

Infants continued to be dressed in flowing gowns, a style that continued into the early 20th century. Gender dress changes often did not occur until a child was five or six; however, in the later decades gender dress came much sooner. Girls' ages could be depicted often based on the length of their skirt. As the girls got older, they wore longer skirts. A four year old would wear her skirt slightly above knee length; ten to twelve at mid knee; twelve to fifteen varied from below the knee to mid calf; and by sixteen or seventeen, a girl's dress would be just above ankle length. The age of a boy could often be decided based on the length and type of trouser or how similar the attire was to that of a man's. Boys often dressed similar to adult males, as they too wore blazers and Norfolk jackets. Much influence on the styles of children's dress came from artist Kate Greenaway, an illustrator of children's books. She strongly influenced styles of young girls' dress, as she often showed girls dressed in empire styles in her books. The idea of children's dress being taken from books is also found is styles such as the Little Lord Fauntleroy suit which was worn by the hero of a children's book published in 1885 86.