What to wear in 1812?
By Inja Cerkvenik.
Men's favourite hats are top hats. White shirts and a long
coat makes them look masculine. Boys' Sunday best clothes
consist of a white shirt, a jacket with a large collar and shoes
that button at the ankle. If you have a seamstress at home,
then you’ve got it made. Clothes are sewn at home mainly
by hand. People wear different clothes for different
occasions. They have clothes to go to mass on Sundays,
clothes for going out and clothes for staying at home. The
most popular colour to wear is white.
Women's clothes have to be tight at the waist, adorned
with lace with a flowing skirt to the ground. For those who
can afford it, they’ve added crinolines to make the dress
larger at the bottom. Girls' wear loose dresses, with tight
sleeves and a tight neckline. The dresses are adorned with
bows.
Men love wearing top hats, white shirts and a long coat to
make them look masculine. Boys wear shirts, jackets with a
large collar and shoes buttoned at the ankle.
Peasant women always wear kerchiefs on their head, a
sleeveless dress and a white blouse underneath.
What’s new in the fashion world? The Slovenian national
costume, of course!!
Men look really COOL showing off their undergarments and
breeches, not to mention the women's headdresses, where
every stitch is sewn by hand.