The Edwardian Period and WWI 1900-1920 Chelsea Bell Southern Methodist University MSA 3325 Spring 2013 Gowns by Paul Poiret, 1912.

The Edwardian Period and WWI1900-1920

Chelsea BellSouthern Methodist University

MSA 3325Spring 2013

Gowns by Paul Poiret, 1912

The Edwardian Period and WWI: 1900-1920

Historical Background1900-1920

England France United States• Edward VII became King in 1901

• England was involved in the Boer War in South Africa until 1902

• Edward brought to the throne an emphasis on social life and fashion

• From 1900 to just before WWI, a political system emerged that permitted a high degree of individual freedom

• Paris was brimming with authors, musicians, scientists, and artists during this time.

• “the age of optimism”

• Forty percent of Americans now lived in urban areas

• The Wright brothers made the first successful flight in 1903

• A twelve minute movie, The Great Train Robbery, was released


Undergarments1900-1920

Costume for Women: 1900-1909The S-Curve

Evening gown, 1905 ‘pigeon’ bodice, 1901The Edwardian Period and WWI: 1900-

1920

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Costume for Women: 1909-1914Empire Revival and the Hobble Skirt

Evening Dress, circa 1912

Evening gown by Lucile, 1912

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Costume for Women: 1909-1914Empire Revival and the Hobble Skirt

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French CouturePaul Poiret

Two Empire Line Evening Dresses, from Les Robes de Paul Poiret 1908By Paul Iribe

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Costume for Women: 1914-1918World War I

WWI military-inspired suit

McCall’s Pattern, 1915Evening dress, 1916

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Costume for Women: 1918-1919Postwar Styles

1919


French CoutureMariano Fortuny

The Delphos gown with stenciled velvet jacket

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Costume for Men1900-1920

Men’s formal wear, 1909Men’s three piece suit, 1912


Fashion IllustratorsPaul Iribe

From Les Robes de Paul Poiret 1908

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Fashion IllustratorsErté

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The Edwardian Period and WWI 1900-1920 Chelsea Bell Southern Methodist University MSA 3325 Spring 2013 Gowns by Paul Poiret, 1912.

Documents

edwardian period

french couture paul

hobble skirt evening

empire line evening

scurve evening gown

empire revival

delphos gown

fashion illustrators