Major Fashion Achievements of the Civil War Era
---1845--- Tiffany & Company, a fancy goods store in New York, publishes the first ever mail-order catalog in the United States.
---1846--- Henry Poole opens his tailor shop, Savile Row, in London, England.
---1851--- I.M. Singer patents the first ever at home sewing machine.
Amelia Bloomer writes about the new look of women's trousers and helps to start the trend of women wearing pants.
---1856--- The cage crinoline debuts in Paris, France.
William Henry Perkin invents synthetic aniline dyes.
---1858--- Charles Frederick Worth opens the first couture house, with a salon in Paris.
---1860--- Henry Poole designs the first tuxedo.
---1862--- The first department store in the U.S., The Cast Iron Palace, opens in New York.
---1863--- Ebenezer Butterick sells the first patterns with multiple sizes.
---1864--- Charles Frederick Worth introduces the bustle.
---1865--- John B. Stetson begins making Stetson hats.
---1869--- Early versions of baseball caps are worn by the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
---1845--- Tiffany & Company, a fancy goods store in New York, publishes the first ever mail-order catalog in the United States.
---1846--- Henry Poole opens his tailor shop, Savile Row, in London, England.
---1851--- I.M. Singer patents the first ever at home sewing machine.
Amelia Bloomer writes about the new look of women's trousers and helps to start the trend of women wearing pants.
---1856--- The cage crinoline debuts in Paris, France.
William Henry Perkin invents synthetic aniline dyes.
---1858--- Charles Frederick Worth opens the first couture house, with a salon in Paris.
---1860--- Henry Poole designs the first tuxedo.
---1862--- The first department store in the U.S., The Cast Iron Palace, opens in New York.
---1863--- Ebenezer Butterick sells the first patterns with multiple sizes.
---1864--- Charles Frederick Worth introduces the bustle.
---1865--- John B. Stetson begins making Stetson hats.
---1869--- Early versions of baseball caps are worn by the Cincinnati Red Stockings.