Talk:1830s in Western fashion

Some very old comments

This article is perhaps irredeemable. It is ethnocentric, gender-biased, snarky, and in its current form, pointless. Zora 23:26, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

It confuses the 1830's and the 1840's anyway...Churchh 04:00, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Oh I think you've redeemed it, but it tends slightly toward opinion rather than being encyclopedic, and you should really add references even if you know the material like the back of your hand. - PKM 23:14, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Fashion timeline

I have put up a "history of western fashion" timeline template on this page. It only makes sense if we're going to do the whole thing - I can do 16th century, rough start on 17th century, 1870s, and pretty much anything after that that no one else wants to tackle - at least survey articles to get the ball rolling. PKM 23:48, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

See History of Western fashion for where I am on this. PKM 22:45, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikification

I've added some stuff and broken this into sections, and generally wikified it a bit (note introduction). I've got to do some research and add men's fashion - the frock coat! Puffed sleeves! PKM 05:12, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Moving pictures

I'm thinking of putting V&A at the top and moving the fashion plate to the women's section (stacking above the couple there now). Any issues? - PKM 16:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Made the change, and also recategorized. - PKM 18:37, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Kiss me Quick

Feel free to nuke the "Kiss Me Quick" if you feel it doesn't add anything -- I put it in only because the Women's 1840's gallery was then almost empty... Churchh 08:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I will. :-) - PKM 16:15, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Parking an Image

We need to find room for this image. As we expand the text there should be a spot. (I am concluding that 8 images in an optimum size for a gallery to allow one to see the images and their captions together in most browswers.) - PKM 20:25, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

She splits the difference between day sleeves and evening sleeves by wearing both at once... Churchh 12:17, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Ha! Indeed. This one from 1827 has the same fashion.

But I love Therese von Schenk's hat. - PKM 17:00, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I am solving this by moving the riding habits to the next gallery. The sleeves look like c. 1835 to me anyway. - PKM 16:58, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

New image

I found the Eltz family portrait in the Commons and fell in love with it - it is a perfect distillation of the key trends of the 1830s. - PKM 16:55, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Splitting 1830s and 1840s

I think there is enough information here that we should split 1830s and 1840s into two separate articles now. (I was holding off for more images of men's clothes, but we're getting there.)

I'll tackle this, but not right this minute. It will take some time to properly cut it apart and fix all the links. - PKM 21:25, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Done and cleaned up. Still need more images. Work, work, work.

• "larger sleeves than were worn in any period before or since.." I think a comparison with Anglo-French big sleeves of the 1630s would be more apt. --Wetman 04:46, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

• • Hmmmm <thinks> - PKM 06:40, 24 March 2007 (UTC)