While skirts remained relatively plain, certainly for daywear, the blouse displayed femininity with lace, frills and flounces, along with the typical high neckline of this date.
Skirts flowed smooth over the hips, flaring out below, creating the popular hourglass shape.
Hair was rolled and padded onto the head, and plumed and decorated hats added to the feeling of height that the fashionable silhouette required.
For women, an S-shaped silhouette was fashionable, echoing the ‘art nouveau’ aesthetic, with a padded bust and hips and a narrow waist created by a long-line corset. Skirts were flared and sleeves often still had a puff at the shoulders, a remnant of fashions from the 1890s. Although clothing such as knickerbockers and divided skirts were worn by a few daring women for cycling, a craze…