The History of Western fashion is the story of the changing fashions in clothing for men and women in Western Europe and other countries under its influence in the period 1500 to the present.

For the origins and history of the idea of "fashion" in clothing, see Fashion and variation.

History of fashion by period

• 1500-1550 in fashion
• 1550-1600 in fashion
• 1600-1650 in fashion
• 1650-1700 in fashion
• 1700-1750 in fashion
• 1750-1795 in fashion
• 1795-1820 in fashion
• 1820s in fashion
• 1830s and 1840s in fashion
• 1850s in fashion
• 1860s in fashion
• 1870s in fashion
• 1880s in fashion
• 1890s in fashion
• 1900-1915 in fashion
• 1915-1930 in fashion
• 1930-1945 in fashion
• 1945-1960 in fashion
• 1960s in fashion
• 1970s in fashion
• 1980s in fashion
• 1990s fashion
• 2000s in fashion

See also

• Clothing
• Clothing terminology
• Fashion design
• Haute couture
• Hemline
• Needlework
• Neckline
• Sewing
• Tailor
• Trim (sewing)
• Victorian fashion
• Waistline (clothing)

Westerse kostuumgeschiedenis | History of fashion | History of clothing (Europe) | History of clothing (Western fashion)