Fashion History Timeline | A hub for fashion research
A hub for fashion research with hundreds of essays on specific artworks, garments and films, the Fashion History Timeline equips students and researchers with essential facts, vocabulary, models of analysis, and links to digitized primary & secondary sources.
1900-1909 - Fashion History Timeline
Dec 31, 2019 · Instead, modest dresses, bodies moulded by corsets, and ostentatious ornamentation dominated women’s fashion throughout the first ten years of the century. For a large part of the decade, the fashionable silhouette continued to be dominated by the S-shape created by a new “health” corset.
1920-1929 - Fashion History Timeline
May 11, 2018 · Peter pan collars, smocking, patterned fabrics, and embroidery were all popular in girls’ clothing throughout the decade (Shrimpton 49). Many styles looked to womenswear for inspiration, though in the twenties, children’s wear was not just a miniature version of adult clothing (Grindstaff).
1800-1809 - Fashion History Timeline
Jun 25, 2020 · Fashion historian Philippe Séguy wrote that early 1800s dress “would have been at home in the days of Hadrian” (le Bourhis 73). However, neoclassicism was not the only influence on fashion during the 1800s. Notably, the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte brought inspiration from all over the world.
20th century - Fashion History Timeline
Dress; How and Why Fashions in Men’s and Women’s Clothes Have Changed during the Past Two Hundred Years. London: John Murray, 1950. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317082760.
19th century - Fashion History Timeline
For a brief overview, see the V&A's "Introduction to 19th-Century Fashion" and " History of Fashion, 1840-1900." For more in-depth information, see the decade overviews and bibliographies below.
1810-1819 - Fashion History Timeline
Jun 1, 2020 · OVERVIEW. The high-waisted neoclassical silhouette continued to define womenswear of the 1810s, as fashion remained inspired by classical antiquity. However, the purity of the line was increasingly broken by trim, colors, and a new angularity as tubular skirts were gradually replaced by triangular ones by the end of the decade.
1820-1829 - Fashion History Timeline
May 27, 2020 · T he 1820s were a period of transition in women’s fashion that swept away the last remnants of the Empire style and ushered in a Romantic one, as Gothic influences interrupted the Neoclassical line (C.W. Cunnington 74; Bassett 21). The Romantic Movement, which impacted all aspects of culture and society, was a rejection of eighteenth-century ...
1860-1869 - Fashion History Timeline
Dec 27, 2019 · OVERVIEW. During the 1860s, the cage crinoline allowed women’s skirts to reach their apex in size, while menswear relaxed into wide, easy cuts. Advances in technology, such as the sewing machine and aniline dyes, and the rise of Parisian couture, beginning with the House of Worth, changed the fashion landscape.
1950-1959 - Fashion History Timeline
Jun 2, 2019 · Fashion in the 1950s saw a clear gender divide. While men and boy’s fashion moved towards a more casual day-to-day style, women and girl’s fashion prioritized elegance, formality, and perfectly matched accessories.