1900s

1900s were Vitorian era at the beginning and Edwardian era in mid-decade. Trends: - tight collars/ very high necks - lots of lace - corsets for tiny waists - skirts with trains - long, lightweight duster coats - Narrow shoes for both men and women - straw boater hats for men (warmer weather) - feathered hats for women - Gibson girl/ upswept hair
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Charles Frederick Worth Biography
Charles Frederick Worth. He was known as The father of Haute courture. He designed mostly for the high society, dressing for all different kind of occasions
Parasol | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Parasol, ca1900, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Edwardian, Belle Époque)
My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck By Lightning
Anna Held, ca.1902. ~The Hourglass - common law wife of Florenz Ziegfeld. From 1905 Held enjoyed several successes on Broadway which apart from bolstering Ziegfeld's fortune, made her a millionaire in her own right. She suggested the format for what would become the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and helped Ziegfeld establish the most lucrative phase of his career. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Held
Chinatown: 1900
New York circa 1900. "Chinatown -- Mott Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
The Barrington House
1900s. Girl with ostrich feather hat and mink stole. Inspiration for the novel, "The Secret Life of Anna Blanc."