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Contact with new cultures, as well as the arrival of new materials like cloth and beads hastened the evolution of fashion among Inuit and made the changes in style more evident to outsiders. [ 203 ] [ 204 ] [ 205 ] For example, in the 1920s, whaling ships brought distinct styles of amauti from the Uqqurmiut Inuit of south Baffin Island to the ...
Old-fashioned style of apron Pinafore apron [6] Pinafore, pinafore apron [6] Sleeveless padded garment used as outerwear Gilet, body warmer [7] Vest, puffer vest [7] [8] Sleeveless garment used as outerwear Waistcoat [9] Vest, [8] tailored vest Sleeveless garment used as underwear Vest [8] Wifebeater, [10] undershirt [8]
Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s. The period saw many changes in fashion, including changes in styles, fashion technology and the methods of distribution.
The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer. The Wellington boot was a cavalry boot devised by the Duke of Wellington, originally made from leather, but now normally rubber.
A daring new fashion arose for having one's portrait painted in undress, wearing a loosely fastened gown called a nightgown over a voluminous chemise, with tousled curls. The style is epitomized by the portraits of Peter Lely, which derive from the romanticized style originated by Anthony van Dyck in the 1630s. The clothing in these portraits ...
Guernseymen wearing their guernseys at Lé Viaer Marchi (The Old Market), Guernsey. A guernsey, or gansey, is a seaman's knitted woollen sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated in the Channel Island of the same name, sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall, especially Polperro. [1]
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Fur muffs and stoles were important fashion accessories in this period. Men's-style cravats were sometimes worn by women in 1914. Woman in 1914 wearing a belted, sailor-collared tunic with a tie. Dancer Irene Castle was an early adopter of bobbed hair, 1914; Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia wears a kimono-style dressing gown in 1915 ...