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1900's
1900s were characterized by the hourglass silhouette, where the waist was contracted with the use of a corset and the hips and bust were made to look fuller.Blouses and dresses were puffed, high-collared necklines.Women wore exceptionally long skirts and dresses, several of which even had a train.Dresses were enhanced with beads, laces and net. Skirts were made of soft, flowing, fabrics like satin and velvet -
1920's
The 1920s' was one period that gave women certain liberation; as far as their dressing was concerned. This was the time when women began wearing short skirts (till their knees) and trousers, and leggy lasses had a great time flaunting such skirts at prominent occasions.The 1920s' fashion also gave birth to the term - flapper fashion.Flapper represented women who adored short skirts and loved to use a lot of makeup. Such women were also seen sporting short hair. -
1930's late 1940's
The 1930s saw a return to more conservative fashion in women with longer dresses that highlighted the feminine curves. Gloves were also an essential accessory of this period. Shoulder pads became quite common. Men usually wore "drape cut" suits and bold wide neckties. Casuals were preferred to sportswear. -
1950's
The 1950s saw clothes being mass manufactured allowing even common folk a greater access to fashion. The women preferred to look smart and chic, and had tailored dresses that included pencil skirts, shirt dresses and halter-necked dresses. Children's clothing and maternity wear also became a part of fashion clothing due to the baby boom in the '50s. Men in the '50s wore lighter suits. Hats lost their popularity. Rock and roll inspired some of this. -
1960's
Hippie culture and fashion dominated major parts of the 60s. It was in this era that major revolutions in fashion trends including bikinis, mini skirts, bell bottomed jeans and fabrics with psychedelic prints including tie and dye and batik saw the light of day. Stilettos were introduced in this decade. Present day fashion, as is obvious, is hugely influenced by this era. Sleeveless dresses were also popular as hippie clothes during the '60s. -
1970's
The early 1970s' fashion trends consisted of disco fashion including the use of three piece suits by men and flared trousers and tube tops in women. Platform heeled shoes had become quite the rage at that time. Common casual wear included baseball jerseys and tees. Tight jeans with flares were popular too. The later part of the 1970s saw the rise of the punk culture which included the use of spike hairstyles, studs and leather jackets and skirts and a sense of customization with minimum resource -
1980's
In the 1980s emerged the miniskirts and shoulder pads for women and colorful t-shirts and Hawaiian motif shirts with trendy suits for men. The impact of television in the 1980s cannot be denied and a lot of the 80s' clothing trends were inspired from popular television sitcoms and music videos on MTV featuring artists such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. -
1990's
The pop culture also acted as a major influence on the fashion scene in this decade. then came jeans that were commonly known as hipster jeans, for they rested on the hips and tapered jeans. also had Neon leg warmers or tights as they were often called, belly button piercings, midriff bearing short shirts. Shoulder pads on jackets, shirts, blazers were still aroulnd. we also had denims in the form of shirts, jackets, tapered or drainpipe jeans, bright neon, colorful bike shorts, oversized sweats -
2000
the fashion of now consits of mini shirts color full jeans and the thing most worn by people the skinny jeans and we have many differnt flower patterns
