Shop I Do Declare Fashion, Function, and a Bit of 18th Century Reality! This fascinating note from Jamestown's Historical Clothing Department reminds us that fashion in the 1700s was about far more than modesty, it was fashion,18th century,woman in ball dress,after painting by Gabriel de Saint Aubin,18th century,wood engraving,19th century,18th century,19th century,graphic,graphics,clothes,outfit,outfits,ladies' fashion,fashion for women,women's clothing,pannier Dressed in Black: 17th and 18th Century Frock Flicks