FROM 1800 To 1850 A.D.

One thinks perhaps at no period between primitive times and the 1920's had women worn so little as they wore in the early years of nineteenth century. All female attire (costumes) seemed to have been designed for hot climates, though the climate of Europe was very cold. Women wore ten times more clothes in 1800's

FIG. YEAR 1817

In French and England, the leaders in fashion the most popular women dress was like a negligee, a gown made of this almost transparent material which reached to the ankles but

FIG. CUT 4 w41cOAT - YEAR 1810

The French also used shawls and since they were at war with England and England ruled Kashmir, so it was difficult for the French to import shawls from Kashmir they started manufacturing similar shawls in their own country.
In England, cashmere shawls imitation was also produced in "Paisley" motif and design. It was considered the status symbol by fashionable ladies and formed an essential part of every women's wardrobe.

FIG. YEAR 1820