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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