Fashion Through the Eras
Deep dives into fashion history, era by era - silhouettes, designers, garments, fabrics, construction, and culture.
This site is brand new and still growing - I'm adding new deep dives and eras regularly, so check back often.
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The Victorian Era
From crinolines to bustles - six decades of dramatic, rapidly-shifting silhouettes.
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The 1930s
Bias-cut satin and Hollywood glamour on one side, Depression-era house dresses on the other - the decade the waist came back and the hemline dropped.
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The 1940s
Coupons, square shoulders, and make-do-and-mend - a decade dressed by war rationing, right up until Dior's New Look tore up the rulebook in 1947.
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The 1950s
The New Look's afterglow, the wiggle dress, and the birth of teen fashion.
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The 1960s
A decade that started in Jackie Kennedy's structured Camelot elegance and ended in Woodstock tie-dye - mod miniskirts and Space Age futurism in between.
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The 1970s
From bohemian maxi dresses to disco and the first stirrings of punk - the decade fashion stopped agreeing on a single silhouette.
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The 1980s
Padded shoulders and power suits, aerobics-studio spandex, and prom-night excess - the decade fashion got loud, structured, and unapologetically maximalist.