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Elegant Photos Show Women’s Fashion Styles in the 1890s_ha
By 1890, the crinoline and bustle was fully abandoned, and skirts flared away naturally from the wearer’s tiny waist. It evolved into a bell shape, and were made to fit tighter around the hip area. Necklines were high, while sleeves of bodices initially peaked at the shoulders, but increased in size during 1894.
Fashion styles for women in the 1890s
Although the large sleeves required cushions to secure them in place, it narrowed down towards the end of the decade. Women thus adopted the style of the tailored jacket, which improved their posture and confidence, while reflecting the standards of early female liberation.
The 1890s brought the beginnings of a change in how fashion was presented as well. Take a look at these elegant photos to see fashion styles for women in the 1890s.
Rich and varied hats, Stanwood, Washington
Young woman with herself
Dancer in folk costume, Max Platz studio, Chicago
Elegant woman, Harper, Kansas
Fashionable French lady, Studio Americaine, Lyon
Friends, Mendota, Illinois studio
Lady in black, San Francisco, California
Lady in white, San Francisco, California
Lady with hair ornament. Identified on reverse as Edith May Smock, Fairfield, Iowa
Norwegian girl, Trondhjem, Norway studio
On the reverse “Annie Johnson”, G.H. Young studio, Chicago
On the reverse “Mae Pearson”, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Sisters, Nebraska City, Nebraska studio
Studio portrait of young woman, Chicago, Illinois
Swedish woman, Nosund, Sweden studio
Swedish woman, Uddevalla, Sweden studio
Woman in black, Omaha, Nebraska studio
Woman in fancy dress, Singhi Studio, Binghamton, New York
Woman in winter attire, Sunbeam Gallery, Peoria, Illinois
Woman with glasses, Providence, Rhode Island studio
Woman with straw hat, Winterset, Iowa studio
Young woman in springtime, Sunbeam Gallery, Peoria, Illinois