I'll always have a soft spot for Roccoco fashions. It was really the first time in history that "fashion" existed as a concept. Clothes became more than just what you wore and what social status you lived in. It was about enjoying the frivolity of beauty, the pursuit of glamour, decadence and sex appeal.....as long as you were a member of the bourgeois or nobility, anyway.
It's amazing to see these clothes in person. I saw some panniered court dresses and robes a la polonaise at an FIT exhibit a few years ago and the clothes are absolutely tiny. It's amazing how much the average size for an adult has changed in the two centuries since then.
For anyone who loves this era, Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons is a must see. The opening credits are fantastic. Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is worth watching too.