1. Fashion History
The Early 1900’s

2. Historical Events The “Turn of the Century” 1900 Paris World’s Fair
Automobiles hit the road
The first skyscrapers
Powered flight was in the process of being invented

3. Historical Events 1912- The Titanic 1914-1918- World War 1
1919- The Treaty of Versailles
ended the war

4. Changing Times Due to World War 1, women begin to do men’s jobs
Changes in lifestyle have an enormous effect on fashion
Elaborate, restrictive clothing (worn mainly by the rich) gradually becomes simpler and more practical

5. Influences from the World of the Arts
Pablo Picasso-cubist paintings
Ballet Russe – Russian Ballet
Movies – Motion pictures are new
The first film stars!

6. “La Belle Epoque” The epoch (time) of beautiful clothes -1895-1914
Peak of luxury for the very rich and the very privileged-(people born into wealth)
WW 1 brought an end to this time and a new era was born

7. The Silhouette of “La Belle Époque”
1895- Leg of Mutton Sleeves
Gored skirts that flared
Tiny sashes at the waist

8. Tailor Made Ready to Wear Costumes
Worn by middle & upper class women
Made of wool fabric
Shirtwaist blouses
Became known as “the Gibson Girl” style

9. The Gibson Girl
created by Charles Dana Gibson as a satire sketch of “The New Woman”.
The Gibson Girl was competitive, sporty, emancipated and beautiful.

10. The Gibson Girl Shirt-waist blouse Tie or cravat loosely tied
Slightly flared
skirt

11. The “S-Curve” Silhouette
Until the tightly laced corset created a tiny waist, while pushing the chest out and forcing the hips to go back creating the “S” shape to the female form.

12. The “S-Curve”Silhouette

13. The Corset
Lacing, boning and shaped seams created the slim waist, “pigeon” chest and pushed the hips back

14. Changing Fashions 1909 the Silhouette begins to change
Skirts lose their fullness and the silhouette becomes more slim or tubular
Women’s feet showed as hemlines went up

15. Accessories Gloves were always worn
Hats with big wide brims, adorned with feathers –sometimes called “Merry Widows”
Parasols-little umbrellas
Small bags-women did not use purses because there was no need

17. Motoring Outfits Cars were open and dusty
Burberry created the “Duster”-a coat worn while riding in the car
Hats with thick face veils
Goggles

18. Duster Coat Worn over clothing for protection from dirt and dust while
driving in cars.

19. Popular Colors of the Time
“Sweet Pea” colors of bright pastels
Later evolved to bright, brilliant hues

20. Designer Influence Paul Poiret
He designed for the House of Worth
Designed straight, tubular sheath dresses- liberating women from corsets
Used bright colors
Exotic designs
Created trousers for women design based on Oriental Harem Pants

22. Paul Poiret He was also inspired by the Russian Ballet
Designed the lampshade tunic and turbans in bright colors with beading
Designed jeweled slippers
Fur trim
Pants

23. Paul Poiret Creator of the “Hobble Skirt”
The skirt was very slim around the leg
Designed “V”-necks –shocking!
Women wore a “fetter” to hold their knees together so as not to take big steps-women “hobbled” as they walked in these skirts

24. Hobble Skirt
Hobble skirts from 1910

25. Exotic Looks

28. ERTE’ Romaine de Tirtoff Stage and costume designer
Designed for Poiret

29. Erte

31. Edwardian
The Edwardian time/style is usually the time between

32. New Attitudes
Women need more practical clothes as they enter the work place
Hemlines are going up
Skirts flare as “Hobble Skirts” are left behind
Trousers appear

33. Music
Ragtime-the predecessor to Jazz

34. Real Women of the 1900s

35. Fashion Vocabulary La Belle Époque Edwardian Leg of Mutton Sleeve
Gored Skirts
Sashes
Gibson Girls
S-Curve Silhouette
Parasol

36. Fashion Vocabulary Duster Orientalsim Paul Poiret Erte Turban
Harem Pants
Hobble Skirt
Fetter
V-neck
tunic