Editing 1800s (decade) (section)

===Fashion===
{{Main|1795–1820 in fashion}}
[[File:Dancing-Dress-1809.jpg|120px|thumb|right|High-waisted dancing dress from 1809]]
Fashion in this period in [[Europe]]an and European-influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the [[brocade (fabric)|brocades]], [[lace]], [[periwig]], and powder of the earlier [[1700–1750 in fashion|eighteenth century]].

[[Image:BrummellEngrvFrmMiniature.jpg|left|thumb|120px|[[Beau Brummell]]]] Fashionable women's clothing styles were based on the [[Empire silhouette]] — dresses were closely fitted to the torso just under the bust, falling loosely below. Inspired by neoclassical tastes, the short-waisted gowns sported soft, flowing skirts and were often made of white, almost transparent [[muslin]], which was easily washed and draped loosely like the garments on Greek and Roman statues. No respectable woman would leave the house without a hat or [[Bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]]. The antique head-dress, or Queen Mary ''[[coif]]'', Chinese hat, Oriental inspired turban, and Highland helmet were popular. As for bonnets, their crowns and brims were adorned with increasingly elaborate ornamentations, such as feathers and ribbons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.regencygarderobe.com/Monthly%20QA%20Pages/BonnetsPart2.htm |title=Regency Fashion and Costume |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306115929/http://www.regencygarderobe.com/Monthly%20QA%20Pages/BonnetsPart2.htm |archive-date=2004-03-06 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In fact, ladies of the day embellished their hats frequently, replacing old decorations with new trims or feathers.

1800–1809 was the height of [[dandy]]ism in men's fashion in Europe, following the example of [[Beau Brummell]]. Older men, military officers, and those in conservative professions such as lawyers and physicians retained their [[Wig (hair)|wigs]] and powder into this period, but younger men of fashion wore their hair in short curls, often with long sideburns. This period saw the final abandonment of [[lace]], [[embroidery]], and other embellishment from serious men's clothing outside of formalized [[court dress]]. Instead, cut and tailoring became much more important as an indicator of quality.<ref>Payne, Blanche: ''History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century'', pp. 452–455, Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS</ref>