Fashion history is full of trends that come and go over time. We don’t need to go very far; Nowadays, aged people look in amazement even when young people wear torn trousers. Who knows, maybe it will be very strange to others in the future due to the ephemerality of fashion.
The trends that we will enumerate shortly, on the other hand, contain features that were not strange in their times but that we will be amazed when we look back now. Do you call it black teeth, accessories made of live animals, dresses made of paper…
Chopine shoes; It was originally worn by women in Venice to help them avoid getting their skirts dirty by stepping in the mud, but they soon became a status symbol.
The higher the shoes, the higher the social class. Moreover, they have not been worn for a short time. They were preferred by women throughout the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. When they wore these shoes, which extended themselves by about 50 cm, they could need another human to help them walk.
Crinoline skirts were a trend popular with the wealthy in the 19th century.
In Victorian times, the larger the skirt, the richer the wearer. Women were obsessed with the appearance of a slim waist, and to achieve this look, they tried to make their waistline look bigger.
Of course, skirts that big posed a danger. Medical experts estimate that about 630 women a year die from crinoline fires.
Arsenic dye; it was used for dresses, shoes, gloves and even artificial flowers and wreaths.
People who came into contact with the dye suffered horrific burns and wounds wherever the cloth came into contact with their skin, they could lose their hair and die from the poison. Yet they continued to wear clothes dyed with arsenic.
Black teeth were surprisingly a symbol of nobility.
In Japan, the practice of painting one’s teeth black became popular as early as the 8th century and has long persisted because black objects are considered beautiful.
White was not always the standard of beauty in society, as hygiene was not necessarily a sign of wealth in ancient times. Whether painted or rotten; blackened teeth showed nobility and were considered beautiful.
Living lizards and chameleons that change color according to the wearer’s clothing were once marketed to women.
Lively jewelry that emerged in the 1890s began with the prevalence of pet ownership in America. They were attached to their collars, clothes and hair, attached to small chains.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took action and issued a citywide ordinance that no more lizards will be sold in New York.
Probably; In the future, people looking at past fashion trends will be shocked to think the same about the animal fur or leather exploited materials currently used.
Long skirts with narrow cuts caused many deaths as they prevented escape in an emergency.
In one of the cases caused by these skirts, which caused various accidents; A woman fell into a canal and died while trying to escape from a horse on the racetrack because of her skirt. Bizarre skirts lost their popularity during the First World War when it was deemed inappropriate to promote dysfunctional fashion trends.
Decades ago, it was thought that the bigger and more interesting your hat, the more wealthy you were.
In history, there are many interesting types of hats that do not look for cartoon characters. While we can still see weird hats worn in public in the modern era, they usually don’t stray far from the fedora or cap style.
Although paper dresses originated as a marketing advertisement for a paper company, they quickly became a trend in the 1960s, not too far away.
Generally; Paper dresses printed with bright, geometric patterns were not very useful and sustainable. They were made of paper, after all. For the most part, once worn, it was thrown away. If there was a symbol of the concept called “fast fashion”, it would be the place.
Extremely long-sleeved clothing was another symbol of wealth in the 12th century.
The wealthy people in Europe decided to develop such a style so as not to be confused with “peasant pursuits”. The sleeves of these clothes could sometimes reach the ground!
Crakow shoes caused disfigurement of the feet of the men who wore them.
Crakow shoes were shoes that were much longer than the foot and had a pointed toe. It was thought that only someone with money could stretch their shoes this far, and thus became popular among wealthy men between the 12th and 15th century.
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