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Biedermeier dresses
In Central Europe, the Biedermeier Dress era refers to the middle-class sensibilities of the historical period between 1815, the year of the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European revolutions. Although the term itself is a historical reference, it is currently used to denote the artistic styles that flourished in the fields of literature, music, the visual arts and interior design.
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For some, fabrics are a symbol of social status. For others, they are a means of keeping warm on a freezing night. Today, fabrics like leather, linen and cashmere feel like essentials – and yet, their journey into our wardrobes was anything but…
Biedermeier dresses
Biedermeier dress can be associated with two phases in early 19th-century German history. The first is the growing urbanization and industrialization leading to a new urban middle class, and with it a new kind of audience. The early Lieder of Schubert, which could be performed at the piano without substantial musical training, illustrate the broadened reach of art in this period. Biedermeier writers wrote for the middle-class.