7) By 19th century affordable fashions were made available to the general public through fairs and bazaars.
6) Women started wearing separate skirts and blouses in 1880s. This was a step towards manufacture of ready-to-wear clothes for women.
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5) In 1849, fabric intended for tents and wagon covers was used to make long wearing pants with pockets for tools by a young boy Levi Strauss. Later these became popular and were called denims.
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1) BEGAN IN FRANCE IN EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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2) France became the center of fashion due to support from the royal court and the development of the silk industry there
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3) The invention of sewing machine turned the handcraft into an industry.
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4) An early use for sewing machines was to make Civil War uniforms.
