1901

"Before the First World War, fashionable clothes were elaborate and needed a lot of care and attention to be worn properly."

Fashion: the story of clothes

Women changed clothes several times each day: informal day wear, morning walking dress, tea gowns for receiving friends, afternoon dress for visiting, dinner gowns and full evening dress.

A typical dress in that decade was a dress with a 'S-bend' corset that was pinched at the back, a choker neckline and a lace trimmed hat.

During the decade from 1901 to 1910 rich women changed clothes several times each day: informal day wear, morning walking dress, tea gowns for receiving friends, afternoon dress for visiting, dinner gowns and full evening dress.

A typical dress in that decade was a dress with a 'S-bend' corset that was pinched at the back, a choker neckline and a lace trimmed hat.