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Beg your pardon - The French Revolution was from 1789–1799!. You should call it the February 1848 Revolution instead, two different things!.

Here's the fashion (* keep in mind the hair, the cut at the bosom, the shape of bodice, the desired curves etc!. and petticoats)

The broad silhouette of the 1830s was replaced with a triangular line with vertical emphasis!. Shoulders became narrow and sloping, waists became low and pointed, and sleeve detail migrated from the elbow to the wrists!. Where pleated fabric panels had wrapped the bust and shoulders in the previous decade, they now formed a triangle from the shoulder to the waist of day dresses!.

Skirts evolved from a conical shape to a bell shape, aided by a new method of attaching the skirts to the bodice using organ or cartridge pleats which cause the skirt to spring out from the waist!. Full skirts were achieved mainly through layers of petticoats!. The increasing weight and inconvenience of the layers of starched petticoats would lead to the development of the crinoline of the second half of the 1850s!.

Sleeves were narrower and fullness dropped from just below the shoulder at the beginning of the decade to the lower arm, leading toward the flared pagoda sleeves of the 1850s and 1860s!.

Evening gowns were worn off the shoulder and featured wide flounces that reached to the elbow, often of lace!. They were worn with sheer shawls an opera-length gloves!.

Another accessory was a small bag!. At home bags were often white satin and embroidered or painted!. Out door bags were often green or white and tasseled!. There were also crotcheted linen bags!.

Shoes were made from the same materials as handbags!. There were slippers of crotched linen and bright colored brocade satin slippers that tied around the ankle with silk ribbon!.

Hairstyles and headgear

Hairstyle of 1840

1848 fashion plate shows bonnets and winter-wear!.The wide hairstyles of the previous decade gave way to fashions which kept the hair closer to the head, and the high bun or knot on the crown descended to the back of the head!. Hair was still generally parted in the center!. Isolated long curls dangling down towards the front (sometimes called "spaniel curls") were worn, often without much relationship to the way that the rest of the hair was styled!. Alternately the side hair could be smoothed back over the ears or looped and braided, with the ends tucked into the bun at the back!.

Linen caps with frills, lace, and ribbons were worn by married women indoors, especially for daywear!. These could also be worn in the garden with a parasol!.

Bonnets for street wear were smaller than in the previous decade, and were less heavily decorated!. The decorations that did adorn bonnets included flowers on the inside brim or a veil that could be draped over the face!. Married women wore their caps under their bonnets!. the crown and brim of the bonnet created a horizontal line and when tied under the chin, the brim created a nice frame around the face!.

For evening, feathers, pearls, lace, or ribbons were worn in the hair!. There was also a small brimless bonnet worn with the ribbon untied at the nape of the neck!.

Underwear

Women's undergarments were essentially unchanged from the previous period; a knee-length chemise was worn beneath a boned corset and masses of starched petticoats!. also, some undergarments, like the corset, were worn to make women look thinner!.

Outerwear

With the narrow, sloping shoulder line of the 1840s, the shawl returned to fashion, where it would remain through the 1860s!. It was now generally square and worn folded on the diagonal!.

Riding habits consisted of a high-necked, tight-waisted jacket with long snug sleeves, worn over a tall-collared shirt or chemisette, with a long matching petticoat or skirt!. Contrasting waistcoats or vests cut like those worn by men were briefly popular!. Tall hats or broad-brimmed hats like those worn by men were worn!.

With the new narrower sleeves, coats and jackets returned to fashion!. These were generally knee-length with a cape-like collar!. Ankle-length cloaks with cape-collars to cover slits for the arms were worn in cold or wet weather!. Ermine muffs with attached handkerchiefs were worn to keep hands warm and be fashionable!. [5]

The pelerine was a popular name for wide, capelike collars that extended over the shoulders and covered the upper chest!. Sometimes they had layers of tiered fabric, long front panels hanging down from center front, or were also belted at the natural waistline!.

The mantlet was a general name for any small cape worn as outerwear!.

The pardessus was a name for a semi-fitted jacket ending at knee or calf length!.

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