From 10 pound hoop skirts to sleek 90s slip dresses the evolution of the American dress is wild! The history of fashion isn't just about aesthetics. Every shortened hemline, padded shoulder, and 1800s Fashion: History of 19th Century Clothing Completed a Victorian (1850s 1870s) day dress. Shortened a bit for casual wear, but otherwise it's as written. : r HistoricalCostuming This dress would be fashionable from about 1898 1903 ish before it started to look out of date. Even though I wont be growing out of my dress anytime soon it was a fun exercise to think about how to