The extravagance of these displays reaches its peak nearing the end of Romanticism as 'exuberance becomes sentimentality'. For both men and women, silhouettes were increasingly exaggerated with the establishment of curvaceous shapes pointing to an obvious rejection of previous Neoclassical geometric style.
Near the end of Romanticism, displays become excessively extravagant, transitioning from exuberance to sentimentality. Both men and women's silhouettes grew more exaggerated as curvaceous forms emerged, signaling a rejection of the Neoclassical geometric style that had been prevalent before.