Fashion from 1900-1910

The Edwardian Era started in 1901 bringing sophistication or La Belle Époque as the French called it. It was the time of luxury and privileged living for the rich and fashion designers often produced classy and glamorous designs. Although the 20^th century introduced a new individual freedom in fashion, the first ten years were more influenced by the 1770, where women would wear daily clothes we would only see at costumed events today.

Great events happened in the 1900, the first narrative film ‘The Great Train Robbery’ was released in 1903 and San Francisco was hit by an earthquake in 1906. During these times fashion was mainly blossoming in Paris, as creative art was discovering a new period. Tailored suites were recognized by the 1900, which was found to be suitable for all purposes as it was comfortable to move in. on the other hand men were not as impressed with the suite as they thought it was challenging their power in society and women started to hint for independence for the future which was also objected by men.

Gored skirts were also fashionable as they looked more tailored, matching them with jackets, women started to feel more comfortable in their everyday clothes as well as sophisticated in the elongated trumpet bell shaped skirts. Light coloured skirts were made for evening events while everyday skirts were made of heavy tweeds material. Loose leather topcoats were also in trend and women wore them on a countryside drive in the newly invented motor cars, because they prevented/reduced the cold weather.

Although new creations surfaced the fashion industry, women were still forced to ware corsets, which made them uncomfortable and ill, but they still had to ware them as their bodies were deformed. On the other hand men’s fashion didn’t change much in the first ten years of the century, their suites were mainly dull, except the fabrics used were light weighted compared to the heavy, breathtaking materials used before.