Transcript 1850-1900

Kristy Cromwell
Words and Quotes That Describes
the 1850s-1900s
 “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we
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have to alter it every six months.”
“Only great minds can afford a simple style.”
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be
different.”
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”
Who Influenced
Fashions?
Victorian
Edwardian
The Prominent Silhouette
 Hourglass and S-curve
 wide open triangle atop,
bell-shaped gored skirts
short enough to reveal the
ankles
Popular
Designers/Labels
Coco Chanel
The Fashion Trends
 Layers of clothing
Popular Colours
 Light colours
 Red
 Turquoise
Textiles
Silk
Mother-of-pearl
Cotton
Metal
Clothing Parallels
 Dresses—worn shorter (1960s)
 Suits—business men and woman (2000s)
 Dresses—S curve without the big back poof (1900-
1920)
 Gored skirts—different patterns and lengths (2000s)
Historical Moments
 1870-90—long depression
 1880-1881—first freedom war
 1899-1902—second freedom war
References
 "Can you name a major news event from 1850-1900? | Answerbag."
Answerbag.com | Ask Questions, Get Answers, Find Information . N.p., n.d. Web.
27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1351378>.
 "Google." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&sclient=psyab&q=popular+fashion+colours+in+18501900&oq=popular+fashion+colours+in+18501900&gs_l=hp.3...3817.6521.3.6898.6.6.0.0.0.1.196.721.2j4.6.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.4
.psyab.TdLnkdlI3RY&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42965579,d.aWc&fp=
ca484ca8d00b5218&biw=1680&bih=925>.
 Orrill, Jim. "How Did People Usually Dress in the 1850s? | eHow.com." eHow | How
to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d.
Web. 27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/facts_7727263_did-people-usuallydress-1850s.html>.
 "Pinterest." Fashion - vintage - 1850-1900 - Victorian . N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
<https://pinterest.com/flutterby_child/fashion-vintage-1850-1900-victorian/>.
More References
 "Walking dress [American] (C.I.69.33.4a-d)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/C.I.69.33.4a-d (October 2006)
 Glasscock, Jessica. "Nineteenth-Century Silhouette and Support". In Heilbrunn
Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/19sil/hd_19sil.htm (October 2004)