FMAD 1110: Fashion Fundamentals Textbook: 1900s Fashion
1900s Fashion
1900s Fashion
(The Belle Époque, or The
Edwardian Age)
The 1900s were marked by some of the following significant events and resulting fashions highlighted for this decade. See below the fashions that evolved as a result of some of these events!
Thinking Point: Can you guess which fashions emerged due to which events? Try to match a fashion style to a historic event below and explain why you think that event caused that fashion to come about.
Historic Events
- England's Queen Victoria died in 1901 turning fashion to the time of the reign of Kind Edward VII. Queen Victoria was style icon for her time. Can you think of any fashions that Queen Victoria started that are still in fashion? Read this article on Victorian Fashions to find out some of the fashions Queen Victoria started that are still influencing fashion today.
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- Immigrants came to Ellis Island, NY.
Image Source: Health Inspection of Immigrants in the 19th Century (7844851684).jpg
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- Bicycling became popular.
Image Source: "Ladies cycle race, 1900" by State Library of South Australia is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Corresponding Fashion Changes
- Popular Fashions are the Pouter pigeon figure using S-bend corset, leg o’mutton sleeve, volumonous hair, sportswear, and men's three piece suits.
Image Source: "Robert Simpson Co. White Goods Catalogue. 1901" by Toronto Public Library Special Collections is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Prominent designers of this time are Doucet and Paquin.
Image Source: "Les Colchiques - Manteau de voyage de Paquin [Autumn crocus -- Traveling coat by Paquin]" by MCAD Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
- Prior to 1900’s Charles Fredrick Worth (Father of Haute Couture) is a prominent fashion designer.
Image Source: "1865 Sissi - Empress of Austria" by charleybrown77 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
- Gibson Girl look is Popular during this time.
Image Source: "Gibson Girls Drawing 9 of 16" by Atlanta Magpie is licensed under CC BY 2.0.