The Modern Era Clothing
1910 - Women’s Wear Daily
Women’s Dress
Early (1890s)
exaggerated fullness moves frome bustle to shoulders and sleeves
shoulders get high and pouffy
more masculine influence, women’s version of the suit
plastron front - the “breast-plate” insert filling in the bodice center resembling a jacket
apron front - swain at the front of the skirt
bolero jacket - tailored, short open jacket ending above the waist
dresses can be a little shorter to show boots
walking and biking outfits
- shorter bloomers underneath
shirtwaist blouse - decorative laced trimmed blouse, often with puffy sleeves
Lady Collin Campbel, 1897, Giovanni Boldini
Edwardian (1900-1914)
s-curve silhouette
curvy-ness and softness
pouter pigeon - pouched front
more drape in the skirt
corsets are designed more for the style of the activity
dresses lacy and frilly
day wear - high cut and covered
evening wear - low cut and exposed arms, long opera gloves
Gibson Girl
- ideal look for women
- all American
- perfect sex symbol
- perfect wife
1915-1919
s-curve silhouette chances to be more vertical
fullness leaves the dress and goes into the hat
hobble skirt- long, tapered skirt
toque - tall brimless hat
corset shape becomes more of undegarments
Men
Early (1890s)
pretty much the same
jackets are relatively boxy
pants tapered narrow at the hems
tuxedo coats become more excepted for formal occasions
shirts often close in the back and the front is fake
bowler/derby - rounded top hat
homburg/fedora - softer “sunken" look
1900-1919
jacket, vest, trousers, sack coat, bowlers
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Designer: Mme. Besancon de Wagner Date: 1910 Culture: French Medium: silk, rhinestones
by Armand Daudoy Namurs c. 1903
c. 1910
1910
1911
the personification of the Gibson Girl c. 1906
by Bassano London c.1904
Date: ca. 1906 Culture: French Medium: silk
by Bassano London c. 1911
Date: ca. 1905 Culture: French Medium: silk
1910
by Foulsham & Banfield London c. 1909
Designer: Mme. Jeanne Paquin (French, 1869–1936) Date: 1909 Culture: French Medium: silk
c. 1910
by Alice Hughes London c. 1905
Date: ca. 1905 Culture: probably French Medium: cotton
by Charles Dana Gibson
c. 1912
Date: ca. 1915 Culture: American Medium: silk, fur
1915
Date: 1917 Culture: French Medium: silk
1916
1918
Date: 1918 Culture: American Medium: Silk
Date: 1918 Culture: French Medium: silk
Date: 1893 Culture: American Medium: silk, metal
Date: 1899 Culture: French Medium: silk
by W. & D. Downey London 1893
consort of Kaiser Wilhelm II 1891
Date: 1893 Culture: American Medium: silk, wool, rhinestones, metal
Date: 1899 Culture: American Medium: Silk
Date: 1897–99 Culture: probably French Medium: silk
by Dittmar Munich 1892
Princess Marie of Edinburgh and her fiancé Price Ferdinand of Rumania June 1892
widow of Rudolph von Habsburg by Alice Hughes London 1895
Designer: Jean-Philippe Worth (French, 1856–1926) Date: ca. 1892 Culture: French Medium: silk, crystal
by Alice Hughes London 1895
Date: 1896 Culture: American
by Alice Hughes London c. 1897
Designer: Charles Frederick Worth (French (born England), Bourne 1825–1895 Paris) Date: 1893–95 Culture: French Medium: silk
Princess of Wales, Princess Maud of Wales and her fiancé Prince Charles of Denmark by W. & D. Downey May 1896
Date: 1902–14 Culture: American Medium: wool, silk, cotton
c. 1912
Date: 1905 Culture: French Medium: wool
c. 1910
Date: ca. 1908 Culture: American Medium: Wool, metallic, metal
c.1912
Date: 1912 Culture: American Medium: cotton, silk
c. 1912
Date: 1905–10 Culture: American Medium: Wool, cotton, silk
1909
c.1895
"Kaiser moustache" c. 1900