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The fashion style and trend in the 1900s were fundamentally
unchanged. Fashion was not a necessity but rather a past-time women of the
higher class would have. It was a time of tradition and variation was seen
as a violation of the social decorum. Women still wore tight-lacing and
big bell skirts. Shorter skirts and short hair were not accepted as yet.
* Lady
with large feathered hat and low neck dress on the front cover of Fashions
and Costumes from The Theatre Magazine 1908 |
The tight laced and rigidly set corset gave women a slim waist
and hourglass figure. Dresses were made with separate bodice and skirt.
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Daytime wear consisted of a full-length skirt and high-neck
blouse. Dress bodies and blouses had rigid understructures, yet were
softly overlaid with material draped in gentle folds over the bust. Skirts
were fluted into a shape to sweep outwards at the hem and skim the hips.
*Typical
day wear complete with laced hat and matching umbrella shown on the front
cover of The Delineator 1902. |
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A long, straight, center-front busk give a characteristic
S-shape silhouette. Women had their bust thrown forward and hips backward.
* Long flowing skirt worn by women in the day. The
Delineator, 1903 |
| Evening dress were cut with the customary low neckline and
short sleeves. Padding was used to give the desired volume and height to a
lady. Fabrics were light, airy in texture. Colours soft, pastel and
creamy. Designs were mainly made with the use of artificial flowers,
beads, lace and netting. |
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