Essay On 20th Century Fashion
20th Century Fashion
20th Century Fashion Timeline:-
• 1900s: La Belle Epoque
• 1910s: East Meets West
• 1920s: Sheiks & Shebas
• 1930s: Despair & Fantasy
• 1940s: World War II & New Look
• 1950s: Flamboyant & Feminine
• 1960s: Time For A Revolution
• 1970s: Hippies in Polyester
• 1980s: Preppies & Punk
1900s Edwardian Era:
Clothing for women usually consisted of gowns, underclothing, corsets, hats, ruffs, collars and shoes. Men wore doublets, underclothing, breeches, ruffs, collars, hats and shoes. Rich women also wore thick petticoats and on top of this came the corset and skirts. Their skirts really long often touching the ground and were girded tightly arounf the waist with bands or ribbons and were often padded at the hips. …show more content…
Fabrics’ Available Natural fibers (linen, cotton, wool, and silk); cotton or linen was choice for most households' daily wear, in sheer organdy and batiste. Eveningwear was most often silk of some kind; wool was seen in the tailor-made suit and outerwear. The skirts and gowns were very lacy and were decorated with embellishments to indicate wealth and status.
Daywear was most often in shades of white, brown, and black, commonly in a small figured or floral print; embroidered polka dots were often seen.
Both day and night, hemlines were to the floor; eveningwear (and some daywear) was even longer.
However, in the 20th century, fashion changed drastically over a period of 100 years. Women began to dress in clothes that expressed their desire for more freedom. As the years passed by the image of women continued to change in terms of their public appearance. More vivid colors and prints were used. Due to the World War in the 1940s, a uniform look became popular amongst women. Women gradually moved towards shorter, more practical and comfortable styles of clothing as they began assisting men in the war and as an expression of freedom.
In the first half of the decade, a trim waist and hips were contrasted with a broad chest and women's shoulder pads became a must. Hair was curled or rolled and shoulder-length or slightly longer.
Freedom movements, protests and Revolutions also led to drastic changes in the Fashion world throughout the globe. The French Revolution, for instance, witnessed men and women wearing culottes that later became a part of the French
aristocracy.
20th Century Fashion Timeline:-
• 1900s: La Belle Epoque
• 1910s: East Meets West
• 1920s: Sheiks & Shebas
• 1930s: Despair & Fantasy
• 1940s: World War II & New Look
• 1950s: Flamboyant & Feminine
• 1960s: Time For A Revolution
• 1970s: Hippies in Polyester
• 1980s: Preppies & Punk
1900s Edwardian Era:
Clothing for women usually consisted of gowns, underclothing, corsets, hats, ruffs, collars and shoes. Men wore doublets, underclothing, breeches, ruffs, collars, hats and shoes. Rich women also wore thick petticoats and on top of this came the corset and skirts. Their skirts really long often touching the ground and were girded tightly arounf the waist with bands or ribbons and were often padded at the hips. …show more content…
Fabrics’ Available Natural fibers (linen, cotton, wool, and silk); cotton or linen was choice for most households' daily wear, in sheer organdy and batiste. Eveningwear was most often silk of some kind; wool was seen in the tailor-made suit and outerwear. The skirts and gowns were very lacy and were decorated with embellishments to indicate wealth and status.
Daywear was most often in shades of white, brown, and black, commonly in a small figured or floral print; embroidered polka dots were often seen.
Both day and night, hemlines were to the floor; eveningwear (and some daywear) was even longer.
However, in the 20th century, fashion changed drastically over a period of 100 years. Women began to dress in clothes that expressed their desire for more freedom. As the years passed by the image of women continued to change in terms of their public appearance. More vivid colors and prints were used. Due to the World War in the 1940s, a uniform look became popular amongst women. Women gradually moved towards shorter, more practical and comfortable styles of clothing as they began assisting men in the war and as an expression of freedom.
In the first half of the decade, a trim waist and hips were contrasted with a broad chest and women's shoulder pads became a must. Hair was curled or rolled and shoulder-length or slightly longer.
Freedom movements, protests and Revolutions also led to drastic changes in the Fashion world throughout the globe. The French Revolution, for instance, witnessed men and women wearing culottes that later became a part of the French
aristocracy.