Fashion is always influenced by how we see and define femininity and masculinity. From the Victorian age to the Sixties, one woman' and man' body is characterized by society. We live in societies in which we learn from the very beginning how to express our femininity or masculinity. Finally, fashion innovates throughout time because of those who are willing to bring and impose a change. In this article, we will learn how historical events defined and modified styles, patterns and designs from the Victorian era to the Sixties. Specifically, I will go through the Victorian, 20s,30s,40s,50s and 60s which I called the conformist eras.
Before stating anything in particular about fashion itself, let me start by defining how the body was illustrated in the Victorian era from England. As Mary Blanchard stated,