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CHANGING FASHION, CHANGING LIVES
1810: Securing a Republican Democracy
1820 - 1830s: Defining Respectability
1840s - 1860s: Limited Mobility - Limited Roles
1870s - 1880s: Keeping Up: Changing Fashion
1890s: Simpler Clothing and a New Outlook
1900 - 1910s: New Forms
1920 - 1929: A Breakthrough
1930s: Seeking Distraction
1940 - 1946: Through the Upheaval
1947 - 1959: Consumer Boom and Conformity
1960 - 1968: "Youthquake"
1968 -1979: Diverse Inspirations

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