Fashion of the beginning of the 20th century around the world

[sofiya]

The beginning of the 20th century changed women’s fashion very much. Crinolines, wide skirts, corsets, and bustles were gradually replaced by straight-cut dresses, small felt hats, comfy underwear, plenty of lace, and stuffed birds as hat decorations.
Here are several examples. For more photos, visit http://nationalclothing.org/125-female- ... hotos.html.

Casino dress, France, 1900-1905. Side view. Crimson&black dress, wide belt, fur neckpiece, and hat. The dress is made from crimson silk and covered with black veil. The collar necklace and sleeves are made from beige French lace. The belt is bright crimson and is adorned with a large fabric flower. The hat is made from artificial flowers

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Women’s delicate horse riding dress, 1911. Side view. Dress, gloves, hat, and beaded necklace. The Renaissance gown has a high waist and is decorated with beige lace, red beads, and blue gems. The straw hat has delicate beige decorations

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Women’s costume for visits, Ukraine, 1914-1916. Skirt, jacket, gloves, bag, and hat. The jacket is made from thin wool; it has a nice pattern on the fabric and is decorated with a velvet ribbon on the shoulder. The silk skirt is embellished with black lace. The helmet-style cloche hat is made from felt

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Women’s accessories. The beginning of the 20th century. Stuffed birds and bird’s wing. Such accessories were used to decorate hats, hairstyles, and clothing

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[sofiya]

Various purses, the early 20th century

Vintage purse from Poland, the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century

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Women’s purse, the beginning of the 20th century. The bag is embroidered and has a chain handle

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Vintage purse with a chain handle. The beginning of the 20th century. The bag has beaded embroidery

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Beautiful clutch with a fine clasp. The beginning of the 20th century. The clutch is embellished with embroidery

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Leather purse with chain handle. The beginning of the 20th century

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[sofiya]

Dress and jacket. Poland, 1920s. The costume is decorated with silver threads.

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[sofiya]

Vintage German knitted mittens and gloves. The beginning of the 20th century.

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[WORX Group]

These all are awesome, where could be found this collections. I want to visit.

[sofiya]

They are from different locations: German Museum of Technology in Berlin, Ukrainian Fashion History Museum in Kyiv, and Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts in Lviv, Ukraine.
I agree with you. They are awesome)

[hollymatthews]

Yes, I agree women’s fashion changed very much. I like the style and colour of all dress which looks very nice. Women’s accessories are also very fine but Stuffed birds and bird’s wing which is painful.

[sofiya]

That period's fashion was cruel((

[sofiya]

Chain-weaved theater purse. The Russian Empire, early 20th century. Look how beautiful the details are!

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[sofiya]

Female outerwear in the early 20th century. This is simple white 1910 duster from the McCord Museum in Montreal.

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