Spanish fashion trends, fads and icons during the 18th century?
March 5th, 2010 | by admin |im doing research on fashion trends, fads and popular fashion icons during the 18th century spanish occupation in the philippines.
(fashion icons meaning prominent people in government or society in general who wore distinct, interesting outfit)
would you happen to know what those popular fashion trends were or who the icons were? (example shawls, scarves, etc.)
website links are highly appreciated.
thanks so much!
most probably spanish natives have an idea regarding this. 
Well, the primary influence I can think of when you describe that period is the lineage of the House of Bourbon in Europe.
Spain -like most of Europe- looked at the French to dictate the fashion trends (which in turn, looked at surrounding influences to borrow from, such as the wide hoop-skirts which ironically originated with the Spanish Courts). The most iconic of the trendsetters I would suppose to say was Marie Antoinette (I know, she was House of Hapsburg, but her husband was a Bourbon). Her marriage to King Louis allowed her to set the trends with hairstyles and clothing- including the Muslim chemise, which became the precursor of our modern-day shirts as use under heavy garments.
Im not much sure about the history of the Philippines, but being that the Vice-royalty of New Spain in the New World was Bourbon-ruled, you have to trace the styles of the day back to them. The shawls and ‘mantillas’ that the Majas and other women of Spain used to wear would not come up until after the XIX Century or so.
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By Tío Romero on Mar 5, 2010 | Reply
Well, the primary influence I can think of when you describe that period is the lineage of the House of Bourbon in Europe.
Spain -like most of Europe- looked at the French to dictate the fashion trends (which in turn, looked at surrounding influences to borrow from, such as the wide hoop-skirts which ironically originated with the Spanish Courts). The most iconic of the trendsetters I would suppose to say was Marie Antoinette (I know, she was House of Hapsburg, but her husband was a Bourbon). Her marriage to King Louis allowed her to set the trends with hairstyles and clothing- including the Muslim chemise, which became the precursor of our modern-day shirts as use under heavy garments.
Im not much sure about the history of the Philippines, but being that the Vice-royalty of New Spain in the New World was Bourbon-ruled, you have to trace the styles of the day back to them. The shawls and ‘mantillas’ that the Majas and other women of Spain used to wear would not come up until after the XIX Century or so.
References :
http://museodeltraje.mcu.es/popups/publicaciones-electronicas/2007-indumenta0/Indumenta00-09-ALS.pdf
(something about clothing in that century, in Spanish)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Velazquez
(Velazquez portraits- look at La Infanta Maria and Las Meninas)
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrato_de_Isabel_Porcel
(A Goya portrait showing the mantilla in the XIX century- a time when the ‘mantones’ from Manila were a popular import in Spain)