What would a typical rich teenage girl wear in the 18th century?

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Sorry, I forgot to say - This would be in France, in the mid 1700's.

Thank you so much, Raynanne! This is exactly what I needed!

Answer 1

I design historic costumes. What country are you interested in? The clothes were different for different places.

Thank you for the additional information. A teenage girl would wear the same clothes as an adult. During this timeframe the concept of "teenager" was not recognized. The etymology of the word "teenager" is from the 1940s with references to "Teener" in the 1920s.

Let me get you some links so you can see pictures of the clothes... one sec.

Here are a few.. I will be adding them as I locate them. Also note, the even the poorest woman would try to dress in similar fashion (just like people do today) but use simpler and less-costly fabric and accessories.

http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/18thwomenscut.htm

http://www.englishcountrydancing.org/frenchfashion.html

http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/howto/petticoat.shtml

http://www.marquise.de/en/1700/i_bilder.shtml

I have always loved this Hunting outfit from that time period.

http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/17thc/hunting.html

Hope of of these links help.

Answer 2

a corset and a big fancy poofy dress and probably a wig.

Answer 3

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