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“The post-war era”

Intro

From practical boring outfits that made women feel more like a mop than a beauty queen comes and exciting era of accenting women’s bodacious figures and feeling like royalty in every outfit you wear. Get ready for some fun with the… 1900s!

Fashionable pieces and styles

•Maxi skirts – often with a train

•Hourglass fit around the waist

•Pigeon breasts

•Haute couture (expensive, fashionable pieces)

•Pale colours such as whites, ivories, pale pinks, etc.

•Broad brimmed hats with deep crowns (often with feathers)

FASHION IN THE 1920S