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Fashion in the 1890s in Western countries is characterized by long elegant lines, tall collars, and the rise of sportswear. It was an era of great dress reforms led by the invention of the drop-frame safety bicycle , which allowed women the opportunity to ride bicycles more comfortably, and therefore, created the need for appropriate clothing.
Bustles and elaborate drapery characterize gowns of the early 1870s. The gentleman wears evening dress. Detail of Too Early by James Tissot, 1873.. 1870s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full-skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s.
Skirts were looped, draped, or tied up in various ways, and worn over matching or contrasting colored underskirts. The polonaise was a revival style based on a fashion of the 1780s, with a fitted, cutaway overdress caught up and draped over an underskirt. Long, jacket-like fitted bodices called basques were also popular for clothing during the day.
Fashion illustration for Summer 1901 shows sloped waistline, "pouter pigeon" front bodices, high necklines and large hats with ribbons. Photograph of three sisters c. 1902 illustrates the "pouter pigeon" blouse or shirtwaist and trumpet-skirt that was a mainstay of middle-class clothing.
Each week of 2024, CNN Style has delved into the standout or most talked-about celebrity fashion moment of the last seven days, from Heidi Klum’s show-stopping E.T. Halloween costume to the ...
The Concise History of Costume and Fashion. Abrams. Steele, Valerie (1988). Paris Fashion: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504465-7. Villa, Nora (1995). Children in Their Party Dress. The Twentieth Century-Histories of Fashion Series. Drama Publishing. ISBN 978-0896762022. Children in Their Party Dress. Modena: Zanfi ...
This mask and helmet worn by David Prowse, the British actor who played Darth Vader, fetched over $1 million at an auction in 2019. As one of cinema’s most infamous villains, Vader’s props ...
Brigette Pheloung of Acquired Style tells PEOPLE how she pulls off her over-the-top holiday looks every year — and reveals if she actually wears them for the entire night