Pinafores and jumpers are all the rage in the sewing and fashion world at the moment, so I thought I’d get on board with the trend in Rate the Dress this week – with a pinafore-esque frock from 1906-7. And no, it’s not for a child! Last week: a 1910s suit in purple and black Either the Rate the Dresses I’m posting aren’t interesting a lot of people, or you are all super busy. Last week’s frock, while not attracting a lot of comments, did attract most who commented. With only two exceptions it got rave reviews: it was just what you all wanted to for a day of tea and shopping in London. The Total: 9.3 out of 10 Two full points up on the week before! This week: a red velvet Edwardian frock with a hint of pinaforeness While pinafores are all the rage right now, historically we generally think of them as a child’s garment. That certainly wasn’t always the case: pinafore/jumper fronts had their moments in adult clothing as well, particularly …
The Evolution of Edwardian Women's Suits: A Reflection of Changing Styles and Aspirations
Attending an Edwardian evening affair or wedding? This Titanic and Downton Abbey time period is a romantic one filled with stunning vintage evening gowns of lace, beading, chiffon, and silk. You can easily achieve a romantic vintage-inspired look by using a new Edwardian style gown or dress and adding period shoes and accessories to take
Miss Nora Kerin, edwardian stage actress. 1907
The favorite hairstyle of Edwardian Gibson Girls was the pompadour hairstyle. They wore it as an everyday hairstyle and for formal events.
The Edwardian era was once elegantly described as, a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, I’m pretty enamored by the Edwardian era. Obviously I love Titanic, but Somewhere in Time, Tuck Everlasting, and Downton Abbey also have a special place in my heart. I love the layered skirts, the … Continue reading →
Kensington and Chelsea Libraries have published several wonderful images by the late amateur photographer Edward Linley Sambourne which captures the casual side of Edwardian fashion in a manner which is rarely seen.
Available Now: Women of The Victorian and Edwardian Era - Vintage Photography - 24 Trading Cards Set Condition: NEW! Includes Glossy Trading Card Size cards with blank white matte back - Shipped to protect in collectible card sleeves - FREE! Photo Trading Cards Set of Women of The Victorian and Edwardian Era NO Duplicates. Complete Set. The cards are 2.5 x 3.5 in size to fit the card sleeves we send with purchase ~~~Notice about copyrights~~~ This item does not infringe any copyright, trade mark, or other rights or any of Etsy's listing policies or intellectual policies. Extensive research, modifications and restoration works to the original Public Domain material itself has ensured that we created a new work and own the intellectual property rights, license and the legality to market the products. We are the creators of this content or are authorized distributors; the seller holds all the legal rights to this specific collection as described in Title 17 of the United States Code 101. These images may be used for crafts and for personal use. This product is copyrighted 2016, All rights reserved and may not be reproduced, or copied to be resold.
Named after the fashionable Edward VII, a king who loved sport, parties and his many mistresses, the Edwardian era lasted from 1901 to 1910.
Elsie Cotton (1886 –1962),known professionally as Lily Elsie, was an English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. She was best known for her starring role in the London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow. Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie built her reputation in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals, including The Dollar Princess (1909), A Waltz Dream (1911) and The Count of Luxembourg (1911). Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times. The Gibson Girl: an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent Euro-American woman at the turn of the 20th century. ABOUT GIBSON GIRLS: The drawings of American society by Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) defined the age contemporaneously and retrospectively from the 1890s through the early 1900s. His images of women, in particular, were so influential on the development of the American feminine style that the term "Gibson Girls" became part of the lexicon. The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness. To the artist, she represented a composite of “thousands of American girls.” The Gibson girl’s neck and waist were thin, and her hair piled high upon her head in the contemporary bouffant, pompadour, and chignon fashions. ABOUT THE CARDS: The image on this card is made from a high-resolution digital file, and is printed using Pigment Based Inks and Archival Paper, and is Suitable for framing. Note Cards (Size A6 - 4.5 X 6.25 inches) and Postcards (5X7 inches) are made with premium quality inks on heavyweight, acid-free, archival material with a matte surface. The life of the ink is over 200 years when properly displayed or stored. Note card includes an envelope made of recycled paper and a protective cellophane sleeve. ABOUT THE PRINTS: Our prints are created as Fine Art Giclee' Prints and are suitable for framing. The image is printed full frame on 5X7 or 8.5X11 acid-free, archival, heavy-weight material created to duplicate photographic papers of the era. The life of the ink is over 200 years when properly stored or displayed. We provide a protective plastic sleeve. If you want the image on some other material, or in a larger size, please ask, and we will do our best to accommodate you. If you need precise sizing, please let us know and we will accommodate you at no additional charge. "Full-Frame" gives you the entire image with white border, sized to fit inside your frame. "Crop to Fit" means we will crop the image as needed to the size and shape of your frame opening. You may lose some of the original image. Our prints are skillfully produced by Robert Griffen, Gryphon Graphyx in Portland, Oregon. Griff is an award-winning photographer from Portland, Oregon. His Work has been seen here and there, and his friends say he is really good at this. Please buy his prints so he can pay his electric bill. SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is FREE for orders over $35. In the US, Note Cards and small prints will ship First Class for economy. International Shipping will be Priority Mail or First Class, depending upon cost and security issues. Shipping Upgrade to Priority Express Mail - USA Only
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Discover the captivating world of Edwardian blouses. From their delicate details to graceful silhouettes, explore the history, styling options, and modern influence of these timeless fashion pieces. Step into the realm of bygone eras and embrace the elegance of Edwardian blouses in your wardrobe.
The Edwardian era was once elegantly described as, a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live
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Wearing History #R101-Cordelia- Circa 1909-1914 Edwardian Skirt Pattern Multi-Size Waist 22"-40" Intermediate-Advanced Sewing Skill Recommended This listing is for an E-Pattern to print yourself at home on your home printer's USA letter and A4 sized paper. Now also includes A0 files to send away to a copy shop for wider format printing. --- DESCRIPTION --- A Resto-Vival pattern from the Edwardian period and is suitable for looks from 1909-1914. The skirt is in the Edwardian "directoire" style, and meant to fall gracefully from the top of the fitted interior waistband, skim the waist and the hips, and fall gracefully to the floor. This pattern has LOTS of options and covers all your basic skirt needs of this period and can be used to make the following in both DAY and EVENING versions: --- Day or Evening Versions with Hem Options of --- -A skirt with a small sweep -A skirt with a rounded, longer train -A skirt with a pointed train -A skirt with a squared train --- This skirt can be--- -seamed up the back with a pain, normal center back seam -pleated at the back OR: -Made as a one-piece skirt, buy cutting on the fold and seaming up center back. -Made as a two-piece skirt, with seams at both center front and center back -Made a a skirt for a dress, by attaching a bodice at the raised waistline and using ANY of the above options. --- More Features About this Skirt --- -This skirt is shaped with a wide, long dart at the hip. -It is not meant to be fitted at the natural waist, but is fitted to the top of the raised waistband. -The hem of this skirt should be weighted, as done with the tucked version or the trains. -This is shown in photographs with the Wearing History 1910s Blouse Pattern. -This skirt is from, essentially, one GIANT piece, and will most likely require piecing to get it to fit -on a fabric width, especially for larger sizes. -The two-piece skirt is seamed up center front and may be cut on the straight of grain and is suitable for stripes, which will fall at a diagonal at center back. -This skirt can fall straight at the front or be pleated at the side front and accented with appliques or trim, or left plain. -This skirt is constructed with an interior waistband made of 2" wide belting, and the waist hits above the natural waist. -This skirt is best made in fabrics with a nice drape such as cottons, linens, satins, or wools. It does not look as well in fabrics with a stiff hand. -This pattern may be worn without corsets if you do not wish to style this in a period way and choose to use it for modern wear but adjustments may be needed and it still looks best when worn with period foundations and at least one petticoat. -Waist and hip size should be determined by taking your waist and hip measure as taken over period foundation garments such as corsets and petticoats. This pattern includes original period instructions which are text only and very minimal. No cutting charts are given, and yardage charts may not be reliable, since they are for fabric widths of 100 years ago, not today. No period yardages are given for sizes 36, 38, & 40 waist, as this pattern was not originally available in these sizes. ---This Pattern Includes--- -Text only instructions, which are minimal, transcribed directly from this century-old pattern. -New pattern markings, to aid in understanding the pattern piece (original was unmarked). -Basic written tips by me to aid in construction -A multi-size pattern, in sizes 22"-40" waist. The original was single size, in a 28" waist. -Instructions and cover on BIG pattern layout sheet you assemble. This is done to conserve paper, as there was blank space after pattern placement. ---This Pattern DOES NOT include--- -NO illustrations to go with instructions -NO detailed sewing instructions- instructions are basic and sparce. -NO cutting charts -NO instruction included for piecing fabric widths. -NO yardages given for sizes 36", 38", & 40" waist. -There are no side seams for pattern adjustment. Adjustments may be made at the waist by taking in or letting out the dart placed at the hip. A muslin mock up is highly suggested to test fit before cutting into your fashion fabric. --- About Wearing History Resto-Vival™ Patterns --- Resto-Vival™ Patterns are original historic patterns that have been restored and revived. Original patterns are usually available only in single sizes, precut from tissue paper and totally unprinted, with details like grainlines and darts indicated only by small perforations. Resto-Vival™ patterns are clearly marked with drawn and labeled markings. These markings aid the modern sewer in understanding the markings of the original pattern and the construction of the garment. Resto-Vival™ patterns follow the period shapes of the original patterns, maintaining the historical accuracy of the completed garment. Original period instructions are included. These instructions are text only (unless otherwise noted) and fairly minimal, especially compared to instructions for modern patterns. At least an intermediate knowledge of dressmaking and a good familiarity with pattern construction is suggested. You may choose to have a modern or period sewing book handy to help with basic construction methods that the pattern instructions do not cover in detail. Also, fitting a muslin mockup is strongly recommended, as all garments were meant to be worn over period foundation garments or corsetry. - HOW TO USE THIS E-PATTERN - YOU WILL NEED ADOBE READER, A FREE PDF READER PROGRAM, IN ORDER TO OPEN AND PRINT THIS PATTERN. This pattern is formatted for USA Letter Size and A4 sized paper. You will need to print this pattern to 100% scale. Open the "READ-ME-FIRST" File for instructions on printing and piecing your pattern. This pattern is tiled into letter sized paper. You will print these documents on your home printer, cut, and tape them together, to form a larger pattern layout. Then you cut and use your pattern just as you would a normal home sewing pattern. This pattern comes in 2 files, and uses a LOT of paper. -56 sheets of paper for the pattern and sewing instructions in 1 file -1 for the e-pattern "how to" sheet. 57 total sheets of 8.5" x 11" sized paper or A4 sized paper are needed. This pattern file is formatted to fit on both sizes of paper, and there will be varying thicknesses of white border, which will be cut off, according to pattern instructions. --- USE POLICY --- By purchasing this pattern you agree to the following terms: This e-pattern is licensed exclusively to the person who purchases this pattern from Wearing History for the sole purpose of home sewing use by the individual who purchases the pattern. Commercial or production use or making items to sell from this pattern is prohibited. 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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 weekend! The first piece I want to make is the shirtwaist. I found the illustration below on Pinterest which should help me with drafting the pattern, but they seem pretty straightforward over all. Hopefully they will have a nice lightweight cotton at my usual fabric haunt this weekend. I may end up also needing to make a simple corset cover or camisole to wear underneath too depending on how sheer everything turns out. I really like this example with the lace or net fabric as a yoke and the standing collar. I'm pretty sure I will try and draft my own shirtwaist with a similar style line, hopefully I can find a suitable cotton lace/eyelet fabric or I'll perhaps have to make the yoke fancy with pin-tucks! Have any of you made an Edwardian shirtwaist before? If so, do you have any tips for me before I dive in?
Elsie Cotton (née Hodder, 8 April 1886 – 16 December 1962), known professionally as Lily Elsie, was an English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. She was best known for her starring role in the London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow. Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie built her reputation in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals, including The Dollar Princess (1909), A Waltz Dream (1911) and The Count of Luxembourg (1911). Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times. ABOUT GIBSON GIRLS: The drawings of American society by Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) defined the age contemporaneously and retrospectively from the 1890s through the early 1900s. His images of women, in particular, were so influential on the development of the American feminine style that the term "Gibson Girls" became part of the lexicon. The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness. To the artist, she represented a composite of “thousands of American girls.” The Gibson girl’s neck and waist were thin, and her hair piled high upon her head in the contemporary bouffant, pompadour, and chignon fashions. ABOUT THE CARDS: The image on this card is made from a high-resolution digital file, and is printed using Pigment Based Inks and Archival Paper, and is Suitable for framing. Note Cards (Size A6 - 4.5 X 6.25 inches) and Postcards (5X7 inches) are made with premium quality inks on heavyweight, acid-free, archival material with a matte surface. The life of the ink is over 200 years when properly displayed or stored. Note card includes an envelope made of recycled paper and a protective cellophane sleeve. ABOUT THE PRINTS: Our prints are created as Fine Art Giclee' Prints and are suitable for framing. The image is printed full frame on 5X7 or 8.5X11 acid-free, archival, heavy-weight material created to duplicate photographic papers of the era. The life of the ink is over 200 years when properly stored or displayed. We provide a protective plastic sleeve. If you want the image on some other material, or in a larger size, please ask, and we will do our best to accommodate you. If you need precise sizing, please let us know and we will accommodate you at no additional charge. "Full-Frame" gives you the entire image with white border, sized to fit inside your frame. "Crop to Fit" means we will crop the image as needed to the size and shape of your frame opening. You may lose some of the original image. Our prints are skillfully produced by Robert Griffen, Gryphon Graphyx in Portland, Oregon. Griff is an award-winning photographer from Portland, Oregon. His Work has been seen here and there, and his friends say he is really good at this. Please buy his prints so he can pay his electric bill. SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is FREE for orders over $35. In the US, Note Cards and small prints will ship First Class for economy. International Shipping will be Priority Mail or First Class, depending upon cost and security issues. Shipping Upgrade to Priority Express Mail - USA Only
DETAILS - Fabric: 100% thin cotton fabric with white 50% cotton 50% silk fabric and polyester lace - Two side pockets on the skirt - Fasten on press buttons and buttons - Production times - 28 days. Thank you for understanding SIZING are shown in the picture in the gallery If you want to make an order in individual parameters - please choose the options "size" - "Individual". We can also sew this model according to your parameters. We can change the length of the trousers or the waist. To do this, please write to us, and we will clarify all the details. You can choose any color from the last two pictures. ! Please note that actual colors may vary due to your computer resolution and monitor color restrictions. CARE Machine wash 40℃ / 104 °F No Tumble Dry Gentle Cycle Do not bleach Iron with steam and fabrics must be a bit wet DELIVERY Worldwide delivery. Every parcel has a reliable package and is sent by Ukrainian Post The shipping period depends on the country of destination usually it takes: - EU: 5-8 weeks - USA: 4-5 weeks - Canada: 6-10 weeks - South America: 6-12 weeks - New Zealand, Australia, Japan: 6-8 weeks - Other countries: up to 8 weeks We can also offer express mail services for an additional fee. To do this, please write to us in private messages. thanks !!! Please note that actual colors may vary depending on your computer and phone resolution and monitor / phone screen color restrictions !!! Also, the color may appear slightly brighter or more saturated because the monitor is backlit, but in reality the fabric is not backlit. Consider this, please Please note - I am not responsible for possible customs taxes that your country takes on parcels. Before ordering, check the maximum amount of goods that can be bought and shipped to your country without customs duty. If the order amount exceeds the amount of customs duty, but you want me to indicate a lower price for the goods - please write to me about this before paying for the order. If you have any questions regarding this item, just message us. Thank you for your attention to our shop!
Lily Elsie, 1910s. Her skirt is absolutely gorgeous.
To top off my blue-striped Edwardian caftan dress, I naturally needed a hat. I’d made a few hats from the general period before– the simple straw hat with the peach bow, and the much fl…
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 →
Kensington and Chelsea Libraries have published several wonderful images by the late amateur photographer Edward Linley Sambourne which captures the casual side of Edwardian fashion in a manner which is rarely seen.