From The Long Skirt to the Mini Skirt
Vintage Clothing: Until nearly 100 years ago, the skirt
had remained full length for hundreds of years. Hemlines
began to be shorter in about 1915 and the long skirt
length went through more changes until the mini skirt
became popular in the 1960s. Today, fashion no
longer dictates the length of skirts.
The Crinoline in the Victorian Era
The Crinoline
During the Victorian era, wide, full skirts were fashionable and crinolines, which were stiffened petticoats, were worn to create the fullness. As early as the 1830s, to support more fullness, hoops made out of material such as cane were sewn around the hems of the petticoats. In 1858, steel hoops attached to vertical tapes hanging from the waist forming a cage, were introduced. This called for fewer petticoats to be worn and the cage crinoline became very popular.
Today, crinolines, although not as wide as in the Victorian era and usually made of layers of stiff net, are sometimes being worn under wedding dresses or other formal wear.
During the Victorian era, wide, full skirts were fashionable and crinolines, which were stiffened petticoats, were worn to create the fullness. As early as the 1830s, to support more fullness, hoops made out of material such as cane were sewn around the hems of the petticoats. In 1858, steel hoops attached to vertical tapes hanging from the waist forming a cage, were introduced. This called for fewer petticoats to be worn and the cage crinoline became very popular.
Today, crinolines, although not as wide as in the Victorian era and usually made of layers of stiff net, are sometimes being worn under wedding dresses or other formal wear.
1867 - 1870s - The Bustle
The BustleIn the late 1800's, a new draped shape with fulness only in the back of the skirt was developed, the fullness being desired to make the waist look smaller and the extra fabric on the back was supported by more fullness in the fabric or by wearing padding under the skirt.
1880s - 1913 - Victorian/Edwardian Era
Queen Victoria's reign was from 1837 until her death in 1901. It was a period of great prosperity as shown in the lavish lifestyle of the upper classes, Edward reigned from 1901 until 1910 and, concerning dress, there is not a marked difference in the elegance of those periods as long skirts, sweeping the floor, continued as fashion in those times.The Hobble Skirt
There was a period from about 1910 to 1913 when further narrowing of the skirt is seen in the development of the Hobble Skirt. Webster's definition of the hobble skirt: "A skirt constricted at the bottom." The hemline was so narrow that it actually affected walking and some of the skirts were designed with slits or pleats in order to move about more freely.
1914 -1960
The rules of dress relaxed during the First World War because at that time women took part in voluntary work and, being out and about more, the fashion rules changed. Lavish fashion ended and in 1915, skirt lengths changed to mid-calf, the shortest they had even been, changing over the next years between longer lengths and knee-high lengths. And then in the late 1960's, the mini-skirt, reaching above the knee, became popular. In the years since that time, fashion freedom prevails and there are no rules determining skirt lengths. More About Fashion on Squidoo
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1940's Fashion
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An exploration of the influence of WWII on 1940's fashion. Styles, trends and history Men's 40's fashions, 40's wedding dresses and more! Have A Website, Blog, Store or Squidoo Page You Want To Promote? Add Your Link Here!
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1930's Fashion
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Fashion of the 1930's features classic old Hollywood styles. This lens features 30's fashion history, mens and womens vintage clothing from the era Featuring 1930's wedding dresses and more! Have A Website, Blog, Store or Squidoo Page You Want To Promo...
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1920's Womens Fashion
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1920's ladies fashions typically featured brighter and more vibrant colors than fashions from the previous decades. Following on from the depressing circumstances of the Great War (Now known as World War 1) and the post-war recession, most peopl...
Books on Fashion
More Websites on Clothing History
- Edwardian Costume History. Fashion History 1890-1914 La Belle Epoque
- 1900s Edwardian Fashion History By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com
- Edwardian Fashions
- Clothing from the Edwardian era and the early 1900s.
- ::: Fashion Plate Collection :::
- Over 400 fashion plates from the 19th and early 20th centuries of women's and men's costume. Drawn from the some of the leading fashion journals of the Time, they depict styles and dress from the Empire (1806-1813), Georgian (1806-1836), Regency (1811-1820), Romantic (1825-1850), Victorian (1837-185
- The Costumer's Manifesto
- by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.
The Costumer's Manifesto is proudly hosted
by OnlineCostumeStore.com - Edwardian and Victorian Fashion
- A webring for Edwardian and Victorian hat makers & millinery designers, costumers, clothing designers, restoration experts, costume history enthusiasts, vintage clothing/ephemera collectors, vintage c
- Edwardian Fashion
- About a family in 1910: homelife, romance, Edwardian fashion, suffrage, transportation, politics, teachers and teaching,film and entertainment.
- edwardian and world war I fashion plates
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Edwardian and World War I Periods
The Edwardian and World War I Periods (1900-1920) are named after important political events. King Edward VII of England, who became king in 1901 after the lengthy reign of his mother, Queen Victoria, gave his name to the Edwardian era. The World - Edwardian Fashion Pictures
- Edwardian Fashion Pictures, a splendid collection of Edwardian fashion illustrations, Edwardian fashion posters and adverts which can be reproduced as framed pictures in any size
- Maggie May Fashions- Clothing History Research Pages
- Clothing history - illustrations
- FASHION
- FASHION: PAST & PRESENT
Did you know? It was considered unfashionable for Venetian women, during the Renaissance to have anything but silvery-blonde hair. GENERAL & COMPREHENSIVE
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- Thank heavens I live in the here and now! I rarely wear anything but shorts
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