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One hundred dresses from 1900-1909
as seen in
pattern company magazines: Delineator, Designer, McCall's, and New
Idea.
See
the front and back views and all descriptions as they appear in the
original source.
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Click on the year at the left to see the ten featured dresses.
Also, each year might have a specific dressmaking lesson, click the links
at the right. |
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1900 |
The new "straight front" is a new feature
of these ten dresses. |
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1901 |
Ten dresses in the Tulip shape skirt
as the silhouette becomes exaggerated. |
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1902 |
In these ten dresses we see
the sleeve fullness around the wrist begin. |
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1903 |
The extreme "S" silhouette is at its height
in these ten dresses. |
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1904 |
These ten dresses begin the exploration of
increased fullness in both the sleeve and skirt. |
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1905 |
Puff sleeves are revived and skirts continue to
widen
in
these ten dresses. |
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1906 |
Slowly increasing, ten dresses continue the
soft fullness. |
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1907 |
Kimono sleeves and large armholes are featured
in ten dresses with skirts beginning to reduce. |
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1908 |
Ten dresses show the slightly raised waistline,
the simpler sleeves, and a slimmer silhouette. |
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McCall's dressmaking lesson 1908 Read how to
create a support for the new "butterfly" jacket. |
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1909 |
A new silhouette is taking hold with apparent
slimness
in these ten dresses. |
