Category
page 11790s fashion

dandy
thumb|Parisian costumes: The dandies of Paris in 1831.
peaked cap
form of uniform headgear with a short visor, crown, band, and insignia
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bicorne
thumb|250px|Early bicorne from France, c. 1790

tailcoat
A tailcoat is a knee-length coat characterised by a rear section of the skirt (known as the tails), with the front of the skirt cut away.
Incroyables and Merveilleuses
fashionable aristocratic subculture in Paris during the French Directory (1795–1799)
spencer
very short jacket, popular around 1800
Muscadin
thumb|Two Muscadins, or Incroyables and Merveilleuses|Incroyables, in 1795, carrying their "constitutions"
thumb|right|The Jacobin [[Jacques-Louis David; self-portrait in jail in 1794]]
Empire silhouette
woman's dress style with a high waist and narrow skirt
1795–1820 in Western fashion
mess jacket
formal or semi-formal, open-front, waist-length dress jacket of military origin
skeleton suit
small boy's suit with a tight short- or long-sleeved coat or jacket buttoned to a pair of high-waisted trousers
1775–1795 in Western fashion
Western fashion throughout the late 1700s.