The first era of this century was from 1900 to 1928. Railway systems connected Canada from coast to coast, making trade easier between provinces. Preoccupation with fashion in particular increased tremendously. In the early 1900s, fashion magazines were already very popular. Canadian women depended on them in order to stay in touch with the latest styles. Canada was a young country, without much culture of its own. This might have been a rare opportunity for a Canadian fashion industry to be properly established, but "although this time period could be looked on as a kind of golden age for the [fashion] industry many Canadian magazines never managed to compete for very long with the bigger and more colourful imported productions." (Routh, 1993) The flashiness of magazines from abroad won Canadian readers over while simpler, more old-fashioned local magazines failed quickly. Local fashion magazines were forgotten, and many Canadian trends and fashions went unnoticed and were undoubtedly lost.
During the second era of the 20th century, which lasted from 1929 to 1945, many countries, including Canada, endured hardship. As a result, it would be reasonable to assume that fashion did not progress much neither in Europe, nor in North America. At the beginning of the era, the Great Depression limited the funds of the Canadian public, changing attire from flashy and decorative to simple and