History of Fashion in Europe: 1901-1950

Fashion Designing · Chapter 7 · Section B: Fashion and Apparel

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Edwardian period / La Belle Epoque: historical background; influences of French couture, changing role of women, the automobile and American high society
1901-1908 S-shape (pigeon-chest) silhouette; 1909-1914 straight-line Empire revival and the hobble skirt
World War I (1914-1918) wider, shorter silhouette; post-war barrel-shaped silhouette (1918-1919)
1941-1950 frugal period: World War II rationing and utility clothing
Dior's New Look (1947): silhouette, fabrics and its impact