1900 – The waistline was made higher and sashes and belts grew more popular. Skirts retained the same long length of the previous era. High necklines also stayed popular.
1910 – This was the era of the Suffragette movement in which many adapted their clothes to the iconic colours: purple, green, and white. The waistline proceeded to rise higher and this was a hopeful time of change and more practical clothing.
1920 – The roaring Twenties! There was a total change of style. The silhouette became far straighter and skirts far shorter than ever seen before and fabric designs became bolder and brighter.
1930 – In this era, waistlines returned to their previous highs and skirts to their previous low, sometimes reaching down to the ankle.
1940 – In the 1940’s, fashion was heavily influenced by the second world war. Styles became far more practical and with everybody keen to do their bit for the war effort meaning items were made using less fabric. With men away fighting in foreign lands, women stepped in when it came to work.
1950 – In 1950, waists became smaller once again and the must-have dress would be wide skirted. Corsets regained fashion in order to have the popular hourglass silhouette .
1960 – In the 1960s, colour was vital, in particular mustard yellow, orange and green influenced by The Beatles. The mini-skirt was a massive hit.
It was a symbol of women’s freedom and of modern attitudes.
1970 – In 1970 there were a lot of influences to popular style. Many things carried on from the 60s and bellbottoms were very, very popular.
1980 – Bright colours were a big part of style of the 80s. Neon, shoulder pads and glitter everywhere! People also began to wear more jewellery than previously normal..
1990 – More simple clothes became popular. Most wore things like ripped jeans,checked tops, track-suits… basically everything that is in now. Fashion from the 90s has returned.
2000 – 2000 was a time of low waisted wide legged jeans, crop tops and a very similar thing to the 90s. Not my favourite period.
by Lily
