Superior in Style

It is rather repetitious to say fashion in France because we all know Paris is in France, and when masses says Paris, that means fashion. As a matter of fact, fashion in France even persisted back to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's period. He was so longing for France to be the superior in fashion. He was very essential in encouraging French fashion to his subordinates. He did this by putting a stop to the foreign textiles and restricting French women from wearing resembling style of clothes everyday.

One of the most common technique in French fashion is the Empire style dress. It is a high-waist dress that is intricately styled. Another popular French style is the Regency technique, which is dependent on Grecian dress. As a matter of fact, French style is a mixture of many habits from different countries. Greek style is very obvious in many of French clothes, whereas Egyptian style is also evident through the patterns and embroidery.

French fashion is also composed by a military touch when it was utilized on both male and female clothing. Among the accepted military-like patterns were the Pelisse and Spencer jackets. Meanwhile, Gothic interest is also seen in French form. The set, especially of women, are more almost fitted and shapes were more seen as the styles were modified.