Maternity corset
The Maternity corset – it’s called of corsets for pregnant and nursing women. Most often it is a two-in-one corset. It differs from the usual corset –
The Bat
The fancy dress Bat became popular after the creation of the operetta Die Fledermaus (1874) by Johann Strauss II. In the operetta, the costume of the Bat is worn by a man, but the ladies were very fond of this “animal”.
Bowler hat
The Bowler hat (or Derby (United States); de. Melone; fr. Chapeau melon; it. Bombetta; nl. Bolhoed) is a headdress, a felt hat with a round crown, small, rounded brim, almost always black.
Men’s corset
Men’s corsets. Shapewear for men was not present in men’s fashion until the end of the 18th century. In the fashion of the 16th century there was a ‘Goose Belly’
Peignoir
A peignoir is a type of home wear designed to protect clothes from hair, powder and cosmetics. The peignoir appeared around the end of the 16th –
Turban, 20th century
A Turban is a headdress that has been fashionable since the Middle Ages. We wrote a separate post about the history of the turban in Western fashion before the 19th century.
Flappers
Flappers are the ultra-trendy, fashionable, emancipated young women of the 1920s. These girls are the symbol of the Roaring Twenties. If we talk about the fashion of the 1920s, it is the flappers that personify this style.
Easter bonnet
An Easter bonnet is a new or fancy hat (headgear) traditionally worn at Easter. In many countries there was a custom to wear new clothes for Easter.
Sailor suit
Sailor suit or Sailor dress is a style in children’s and women’s clothing with special details inspired by sailors. The sailor suit came into children’s fashion in 1846, when the son of the British Queen Victoria was given a “little sailor”
Suffragette
March 8 – International Women’s Day. It is based on suffragism, emancipation and various types of women’s struggle for rights. Under the name Suffragettes, we will bring together different types of women’s rights activists, although this applies to a greater extent to the history of the United States.
Spatterdashes and Spats
Spatterdashes (sometimes Gaiters) – a type of clothing that covers part of the shoe, the ankle and reaches almost to the knee or sometimes higher.
Lamé
The Lamé is a type of fabric woven or knit with thin ribbons of metallic fiber usually gold or silver, but sometimes copper, in color.
Garter
The Garter is a band worn to keep up a stocking, sock or chausses to the leg. Usually a garter is worn around the leg, but sometimes stockings are attached to other types of garments with garters (garter belt, corselet, sock braces, girdle, etc.).
Men’s style in women’s wear
Men’s style in women’s wear is not a very old trend, a little over 100 years old. Men’s and women’s clothing has always been different.
Parasol
The Umbrella existed as far back as the 11th century BC. It is this time that is considered the time of the invention of the umbrella.
Delphos gown
The Delphos gown is a finely pleated silk dress first created in about 1907 by French designer Henriette Negrin and her husband, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871–1949).
Little Black Dress
The Little Black Dress. (fr. La Petite robe noire) is a fashionable dress designed by Gabrielle Chanel in 1926. Many historians argue that before Chanel, only widows wore black and she revolutionized fashion.
Peineta
The Peineta is is a decorative comb, a hair ornament, consists of a convex body and a set of teeth that affix it to hair worn in a bun.
1970’s of Fashion
1970’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
Polka dot
The Polka dot is a pattern consisting of an array of large filled circles of the same size. One of the first mentions of the term “Polka dot”
Shawl
A Shawl is an accessory, a piece of clothing that covers the shoulders and arms, the upper body. In many languages, the word “Shawl”
Beach Pajamas
The Beach Pajamas are women’s summer leisure wear. Beach pajamas, which look like palazzo pants (wide-legged pants) with an attached sleeveless top, sometimes supplemented with a light robe or jacket.
Girdle
The Girdle is a form-fitting undergarment with garters. Distinguishes a Girdle from a Garter belt in that it is wide, reminiscent of a tight-fitting short skirt, hides the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support.
Permanent
The Permanent wave machine. In the late 1900s, the Permanent wave was invented by Karl Nessler, and in February 1910 he patented a special Permanent wave machine.
Tea gown
The Tea gown (also Tea dress) is type of lady’s home dress, loose-fitting dress, but sometimes belted. The lady wore a Tea gown at home, with her family and closest friends, but not for special occasions, for example, receiving guests or a dinner party.
Hobble skirt
The Hobble skirt (de. Humpelrock; nl. Strompelrok) is a skirt with a narrow hem. Hobble skirts were a fashion trend that peaked between 1908 and 1914.
Glasses
Types of glasses. The first eyeglasses were made in Northern Italy, most likely in Pisa, by about 1290 (or 1284). Initially, glasses were worn on the nose or held in the hand.
Boater
The Boater (also straw boater, basher, skimmer, The English Panama, cady, katie, canotier, somer, sennit hat) is a semi-formal straw hat.
Babette
The Babette is a hair style with a big bouffant (puff) on the top of the head. The hairstyle got its name from the film “Babette Goes to War”
Half hat
The Half hat is a headdress, a style of a hat, that sits on the back of the head, covering the top of the head.
New Look
The “New Look” is the name given in 1947 by the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, Carmel Snow, to the silhouette created by the couturier Christian Dior for the “Corolle” collection.
Snood
The Snood is a type of headgear designed to hold the hair in a cloth or yarn bag. The Snood is a type of hairnet, only slightly thicker.
Muff
The Muff is a fashion accessory – handwarmer, usually made of a cylinder of fur or fabric with both ends open for keeping the hands warm.
Drawn stockings
In the 20th century, women’s skirts began to be shortened, and legs without stockings were indecent. Ultra-fashionistas begin to paint their legs with patterns, imitating stockings.
Babydoll
The Babydoll is a short, sleeveless or lantern sleeves, loose-fitting nightgown or negligee, intended as nightwear for women. Sometimes the shirt is complete with short pants (closer fitting briefs) with elastic waist and legs.
Marcel Waves
The “Marcel Waves” is a type of hair styling that appeared at the end of the 19th century and reached its peak in popularity at the 1910’s – 1930’s.
1960’s of Fashion
1960’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
Teddy Boy
The Teddy Boy is a subculture in the 1950’s – 1960’s in Great Britain, which experienced a revival several times in the 1970’s and 1990’s.
Kokoshnik
The Kokoshnik is a traditional Russian female headdress. The Kokoshnik comes in different shapes, depending on the province: round, pointed, cylindrical, laced-shape.
Oxford Bags
The Oxford Bags is a type of trousers with extra-wide legs. Oxford bags were a loose-fitting baggy form of trousers. In 1920’s – 1930’s they were popular among Oxford students.
Plus-fours
The Plus fours (or Plus-fours) are breeches or trousers that extend 4 inches (10 cm) below the knee (and thus four inches longer than traditional knickerbockers, hence the name).
Zoot suit
The “Zoot suit” is a men’s suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long jacket with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders.
Casual wear
Women’s casual wear, 1890’s – 1930’s. Casual wear – the clothes for every day, especially comfortable, practical, within the fashion, but without excesses.
Miriam Haskell Jewelry
Jewelry illustrations by Larry Austin (1899-1981) for Miriam Haskell. Late 1930s – early 1940s
