The development and fashion history of Haute Couture past and present. Couture costs, clientele, fabrics and customs.
Selling the couture dream with ready to wear, accessories, perfumes and make up. What haute couture means to society today.
Social History 1920s to 1940s. Life between the Wars in England
The Mood of Britain after the Great War Ended in 1918 War and major disasters have always speeded up change dramatically and created acceptance of cultural changes once unthinkable. During the Great War of 1914-18, fashion came to a standstill. It was a time of uniforms and drab functional clothes even though Paris fashion continued. …
Vintage Beach Photo
These are original vintage beach photographs taken at the beach in the UK. These photos on the beach should not be downloaded or used without permission from Fashion-era.com The photograph above was taken about 1933 and probably the one on the right in 1931. Note the covered swimwear the boy wears in the second picture …
Regency Fashion History 1800-1825 | Beautiful Pictures Empire Line Dresses
This page is about Empire dress and its influence on C19th Regency Fashion. Using fashion plate imagery, the page follows the changes in the female fashion silhouette from the late 1790s to 1825.
Undergarments History | Women’s Pants, Drawers Underwear, Briefs, and Knickers Fashion
A costume history of underwear from stays, paniers, corsets to crinolines, bustles, bras to girdles.