THEA 446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Tea Gown, Hairstyle, Paul Poiret
12 Feb 2017
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Women"s fashion 1900-1920: 1901-1910 edwardian, 1910-1914 teens/hobble skirt, 1914-1918 ww i, 1918-1920 post war. American illustrator who personified the idea of ta young feminine beauty through pen and ink sketches. The ideal of young feminine beauty was called gibson. 1890-1900 fashionable dresses with leg o mutton sleeves. Edwardian: a high, boned collar, sleeves puffed, softly gathered to wristband, bishop sleeves, narrow waist, full bosomed cut called pigeon bust, emphasis on s shaped silhouette. Undergarmets: chemise and drawers or combination, corset, maybe with garterbelt, camisole/corset cover, petticoat. Drawers/knickers: not a lot of changes, still very frilly and embellished, lace ruffles, colored ribbons still very popular trim edging. Chemise/combination: some women still wear chemise under corset, chemise will be worn over corset with camisole underneath, knitted combination reminiscent of union suit. Corset: much longer, stop under the bust, fitted through the hips, garters attached or not. Monobosom corset: soft structure corset created for the sole purpose of supporting the pigeon bust shape.
