Edwardian Era 1901-1919

Edwardian Era 1901-1919
During this era King Edward VII ruled the United Kingdom, British domains and Emperor of India from the 22nd of January until his death at the age of 69 on the 6th of May 1910 in the Buckingham Palace.
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During this time Theodore Roosevelt was President and World War 1 was in action. The Edwardian era was a total refurnish after all the industrial revolution was a major out come towards the rethink of our future towards our civilization.

Clothing became less extravagant and more modernised especially when King Edward per posed a new and mature idea against woman's clothing, He invented the 'S bend. The 'S' bend was a rather different style with the bust flat and perky with the bottom pocking out creating the 'S' and the Health corset was developed a healthier corset which was much more suitable for woman, it flattened the chest and threw the bust forward and the hips back.

Woman's were was more and more elaborate with more detailed trims on blouses and jacket became popular with The Balero a short cut jacket and The 'Eton bodice' a inspired men's jacket. also a lot of lace was worn along the bodice and neck where they used boning to achieve a high neckline and worn low neck lines during the evening.

Also another popularity was wearing flat hats that were worn falling forward and mostly worn with a feather across the top. Woman started working and needed functional clothing so the invented away around that rather then elaborating the clothing they simplified it by making it more simpler with less form and more function.

the empire line became fashionaand the 'S' bend lost its way and the dress sense became a lot less pretentious and more straighter with the hips sinking in and corsets became more formed around the bodice to contour woman's shape.

By now woman's hats became more wider with more decoratively like adding bunches of flowers and strands of leafing and flower pods around the brim of the hats. A new continuous fashionable trend that lasted a while was the not so genius structured skirt became available. The Hobble skirt a straight skirt narrow at the hem and woman wore a garter between their legs to prevent a tear in their slace became unfashionable and the new idea of button as an embellishment was increasingly popular through there whole garments.

In 1913 the 'V Neck was invented wasn't popular towards other woman who preferred less visible clothing and was mostly worn in a garment such as a nightdress. woman developed a new trend such as the tunic worn over the hobble skirt but even that was to restricting and new alternative to clothing was a much less tighter skirt and they just went along with the tunic idea and adding the to the top half making the tunic half overlapping down from the waist.

after the war fashion became more thoughtful and woman began to wear tunnel dresses straight and tucked into the waist later forming the flapper dress. also hats became less extreme and was shorten over time.

Men's wear was not so much explored with and was much more similar then woman clothing. Men commonly wore the "Lounge Suit a normal more relaxed suit with less detail and more unthoughtful only in terms of patterned fabric such as strips. Men's formal wear consisted of a tuxedo type look with a frock coat and a vest. Men's trousers were quite formal with a folded hem and a very straight slim look with a crease at the front. Men's hats were very plain with the Homburg and straw hats been invented first then followed the top hat for more formality. Also men's work wear was more though over like the use of leather.

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Men's Edwardian Fashion
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The 'S' Bend Corset

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The Hobble Skirt Invented by Mrs Hart Bret
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Met Gala Red Carpet 2014
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I have selected this modern outfit straight from the red carpet 2014. it is inspired by the Edwardian era because of the elements that have been constructed into this garment, such as the 'S' bend shape look quite similar and even through the chest isn't flattened the body the shape of the dress give it the 'S' effect pocking the bust out and back out as well. another great element is the bodice it has the look of the corset used in the invention of the hobble skirt such as the was it forms the body around the hip area wear they would show the hipline. another big inspiration towards the Edwardian era is the 'v' neck clearly shown. inspired tunic look at the hem of dress is a big inspiration of the tunic layering the hobble skirt in the middle of the Edwardian era. this dress is a full inspiration of the Edwardian era and consists of elements from this era mostly because of the form but their is also a lot of small elements like the was the tunic shape is form in circular shapes leading out into full forms creating an explosion such as the design element full puffy sleeves during the 'S' bend trend were woman would were full formed sleeves to show more elegance.