Sportswear 1890s – 1930s. Bicycle.
Briefly about sportswear for cycling. In 1817, Laufmaschine appeared – the progenitor of the bicycle. In the 1820s, women began riding them.
Jodhpur and Breeches
Jodhpur pants (or trousers) and Riding Breeches are two types of pants that are similar in silhouette. Main feature: very wide, loose-fitting trousers in the hips and narrow from the knee down.
Overalls
Overalls (fr. Salopette; de. Latzhose; es. Overol; it. Salopette; pl. Ogrodniczki; ru. Комбинезон; pt. Jardineira; nl. Tuinbroek) are a type of garment that combines pants and a top.
Sunglasses
Sunglasses are an accessory that protects your eyes from the bright rays of the sun. The history of sunglasses goes back thousands of years, but it was not a fashion accessory, but a necessity.
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.
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”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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
Hairstyles and headgear 1900s – 1970s
Briefly about hairstyles and headgear 1900’s – 1970’s (Russian Empire, Soviet Union).
1930s of fashion
1930’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
Colored Fashion Show. “The Women” (1939)
Colored Fashion Show path in George Cukor’s 1939 film, The Women. Costumes designed by Adrian