Pictures from the Victorian era, showing fashion history of typical female swimwear at the seaside.
Victorian bathing suits and Edwardian swimming costumes for ladies.
The 1990s Fashion History – Millennium Fashion
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com1999s Fashion History – Global Fashion AttitudesInfluences on Millennium FashionPeople watchers, spotters and trend predictors ensure that designers of today are likely to be influenced by street fashion. But all too frequently they pick up an idea which kills it flat at the street level source. They have an eye …
Fashion and Costume Dolls – Fashion History
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comFrench Fashion Dolls in HistoryLouis XIV wanted all of Europe to know about Paris fashions, so he sent life-sized fashion dolls to every European Court. The dolls were dressed in the latest styles. Noble ladies would have their tailors imitate the clothes, footwear, hats, and accessories on the latest dolls.The …
Fitness Fashion History
Fitness fashion has evolved over time from basic and functional clothing to trendy and fashionable athletic wear that is now a multibillion-dollar industry.
What’s in a Name – History Behind Fashion Brand Names
A look into the stories behind fashion brand names.
Haute Couture, Its Meaning and Role in Fashion Today – Fashion History
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.
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.comThe 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 and the full …
Social History 1920s to 1940s. Life between the Wars in England
The Mood of Britain after the Great War Ended in 1918War 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.By the …
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.
What is Vintage Clothing?
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThe first three pages in this section are to get you thinking about what might be involved in buying or selling vintage clothing. Reading around the subject is essential and should include both costume knowledge, and vintage/antique understanding. My opinion of this subject is just that – my opinion. Nothing …