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Above: 1901 Edwardian wedding gown |
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Tussie mussie holders were abandoned and exposed stem clutch bouquets took thier place Also popular were the arm sheaths, known today as presentation bouquets. with longer stems carried across the arm. |
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Early Edwardian style was a simpler version of the Victorian style but by 1910 skirts had narrowed fitting close to the body like the Princess slip style |
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1900 marked the return of higher waistlines |
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Edwards VII's love of France sparked an age of extravagance and ostentations. It was a time of sensational change, during which traditions were challenged. It was to Paris that women of America and Europe looked for fashion. By 1908 the corset was abolished and the brassiere appeared. A higher waistline and a slim skirt became fashionable. Designers were responding to the more active lives of American women with outfits following the natural lines of the body. French and Italian fashion designers took ideas from ancient Greece, Japan, and India to create exciting cloths in beautiful fabrics. The highwaisted, Grecian dresses inspired a revival of "Greek hairstyles. Hair was drawn back into braids or knots under large brimed hats. |
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