20th century fashion 1900 to 1919

Other key looks from 1900 to 1919

Edwardian blouses: Made of ruffles or striped, it epiomized the femininity of the time.

S-shape corsets: This corset created the ideal female Edwardian form with a tiny waist.

Geometrics: Sweeping curved patterns in deep colours red, black and blue appeared from 1910 along with other geometric patterns  and cubist motifs.





Hobble and kite dresses: After leaving behind belle époque silhouette, dresses became looser. Paul Poiret created the revolutionary hobble skirt. It had a shorter and narrower hemline which influenced the kite skirt.






Lace up boots:  These came back into fashion during the  years of the first world war.






Beading: Very popular at this time, beading was used excessively on evening dresses






Kimono style: Japanese style dresses were very exotic and brought a new form of beauty based on simplicity and oriental design. Many evening dresses had square cut sleeves and the shape of a kimono.

20th century fashion 1900 - 1919

       Belle Epoque

• The Edwardian era was a time of luxury and indulgence that covered the period from 1890 to 1914 
• It characterised by the Edwardian style. Edwardian fashions were all about status.
• It included a constrictive dress that was enhanced by flounces and ruffles.
•  This silhouette could achieved with the use of a S-shape corset

2Oth century fashion 1900 - 1919

  Overview

   At the start of the century frills and flounces became the fashion. Corsets became less and less popular till in 1909 a new linear silhouette became the fashion as modernism gathered pace. There was an explosion of originality and progressive ideas in art, film and the role of women in society.
  Japanese prints, ancient Greece, ethnic elements and oriental themes all influenced fashion They were shown in exotic style motifs and curvier silhouettes.
   After the First World War fashion changed drastically waist dropped hemlines were raised which enabled flappers to dance the Charleston and the bunny hop. Jazz became widely popular.