Edwardian Fashion

Norsk Folkemuseum - Photographer Borgen, Gustav

В прошлом году я встретила первое сентября, качаясь в гамаке и поглядывая на пальмы и решила, что его всегда надо так встречать. Не вышло! В этом году начало учебного года наступило даже раньше - курсы по истории костюма стартуют сегодня. P.S. Присоединяться не поздно на любом этапе. :) P.P.S.…

Skate Guard: Figure Skating In The Edwardian Era

Blue cotton walking dress ca 1890 (more like ca 1900)

“When I was a girl, I dreamt of standing in a room looking at a girl who was and was not myself, who stood looking at another girl, who also was and was not myself. My mother took this for a nightmare. I saw it as the beginning of a career in physics.” ― Rosalind Lutece[src] Rosalind Lutece is a quantum physicist in BioShock Infinite, who wrote books about scientific studies on alternate universes. She and her "twin brother" Robert guide Booker DeWitt through his adventures in Columbia to…

Girls’ dress, Les Modes May 1901.

One of my favourite ways to bring a bit of Edwardian charm into my day-to-day life is an Edwardian inspired hairstyle or two. They’re perfect for my long hair, and the ones I’ve devised are easy, elegant, and they wear … Continue reading →

So I am planning on putting together an Edwardian adventuress ensemble, the sort of outfit a lady might wear while sketching Egyptian ruins while on a Nile cruise in 1907. I already have an Edwardian corset so I am planning on making a white cotton shirtwaist, a kakhi or brown walking length skirt, and a brown belt/sash. I'll also need a new walking length petticoat but that is more boring. I will be drafting the patterns for these items myself, and I can't wait to get started this upcoming…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Swords into Ploughshares," September 7–November 26, 1995.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "About Time: Fashion and Duration," October 26, 2020–February 7, 2021

Edwardian fashion was characterized by the new S-bend corset and pouter pigeon shape. It was an era of luxury with elegant dresses and expensive fabrics.