Trade and industry
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1800 up to 1850
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Mecklenburg until 1945
Chemise dress
- around 1810
- tulle and silk
- length: 136 cm
Under Napoleon‘s rule Wismar fashion also turned towards France. This new type of fashion made concessions to the times of need during the war: the move towards less wide garments with fewer folds required less of the fine materials that came via the sea and, due to the Continental System, were no longer so freely available.
Text: S. S.