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Fashion in the period 1900–1909 in the Western world continued the severe, long and elegant lines of the late 1890s. Tall, stiff collars characterize the period, as do women's broad hats and full " Gibson Girl " hairstyles.
Feed sack dresses, flour sack dresses, or feedsack dresses were a common article of clothing in rural US and Canadian communities from the late 19th century through the mid 20th century. They were made at home, usually by women, using the cotton sacks in which flour, sugar, animal feed, seeds, and other commodities were packaged, shipped, and sold.
During the early 20th century, knickerbockers were also increasingly worn by women. The fashion was exported from the US to Britain around the 1860s and continued until the 1920s, when it was superseded by above-knee-length short trousers (shorts), probably due to the popularity of the scouting movement whose uniform included shorts.
“It wasn’t until the experimental ’60s and ’70s that we see a watershed moment, a real breaking down, in terms of fashion chronology, of women’s fashion," said McClendon to Yahoo Lifestyle.
Lingerie dresses were worn by various classes of women in North America and Europe in the decades of the 1900s up to the 1920. [8] [7] They were often worn at outdoor activities and were touted as being appropriate for warm weather. [1] [2] They were also easier to wash than other kinds of dresses. [7]
1910s Fashion Plates of men, women, and children's fashion from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries; Ladies' and Men's Evening Dress for the Ragtime Era 1910–1920 (vintage images) "1910s – 20th Century Fashion Drawing and Illustration". Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories. Victoria and Albert Museum. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011
In the 1960s and 1970s many women in Tarawa, Kiribati and a few i-matang women wore a garment which was referred to as a Mother Hubbard. Whilst the lower half of the body was covered with a wrap-around ( lavalava ) or a skirt, the top half was worn a very loose low-necked blouse short enough to expose a band of flesh at the waist.
Two girls in sailor dresses, c. 1910. Peter Thomson (sometimes spelled Thompson) [3] had tailoring establishments in New York and Philadelphia in around 1900. [4] His original sailor dresses and suits, for both women and children (including young boys), are represented in several American museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, [5] and the Philadelphia Museum ...