Fashion Timeline

  • Long and thin fashion

    Long and thin fashion
    Around this age they still used long elegant lines of the 1890s. Tall, stiff collars characterize the period, as do women's broad hats and full "Gibson Girl" hairstyles.
  • rich and exotic opulence

    rich and exotic opulence
    Clothes the population they began to wear during the Great War, men's trousers were worn cuffed to ankle-length and creased and skirts rose from floor length to well above the ankle, women began to bob their hair, and the stage was set for the radical new fashions associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920
  • Roaring twenties

    Roaring twenties
    A little modern as women stopped wearing restricting clothing and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or trousers). Men also abandoned highly formal daily attire and even began to wear athletic clothing for the first time.
  • Man made fashion

    Man made fashion
    Uses the style of butterfly sleeves and banjo sleeves, and exaggerated shoulder pads for both men and women by the 1940s. The period also saw the first widespread use of man-made fibres, especially rayon for dresses and viscose for linings and lingerie, and synthetic nylon stockings. The zipper became widely ignored. These essentially U.S. developments were echoed, in varying degrees, in Britain and Europe.
  • Post war time fashion affair

    Post war time fashion affair
    Fabrics shifted dramatically as rationing and wartime shortages controlled import items such as silk and furs. Floral prints seem to dominate the early 1940s, with the mid-to-late 1940s also seeing what is sometimes referred to as "atomic prints" or geometric patterns and shapes. The color of fashion seemed to even go to war, with patriotic nautical themes and dark greens and khakis dominating the color palettes, as trousers and wedges slowly replaced the dresses and more traditional heels due t
  • War time mod fit

    War time mod fit
    Longer skirts, fitted waist, and rounded shoulders, which in turn gave way to an unfitted, structural look in the later 1950s.
  • Diverse and mod pop

    Diverse and mod pop
    It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the time. In the middle of the decade, culottes, go-go boots, box-shaped PVC dresses and other PVC clothes were popular. The widely popular bikini came into fashion in 1963 after being featured in the musical Beach Party.
  • Most iconic

    Most iconic
    The 1970s fashion, often called the "Me Decade",[1] began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms, and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s and eventually became one of the most iconic decades for fashion ever. Despite several iconic style trends, the world of fashion had generally fallen into disorder for most of the decade, although experimentation with newer styles continued. The 70s were perhaps one of the most individualistic decades for fashion ever. By the early 1
  • Rockin 80s

    Rockin 80s
    The 1980s fashion had heavy emphasis on expensive dressing and fashion accessories. Apparels tend to be overly bright and vivid in appearance. Women expressed an image of wealth and success through shiny costume jewelry like large faux-gold earrings, pearl necklaces and clothing covered with sequins and diamante. Punk fashion began as a reaction against both the hippie movement of the past decades and the materialist values of the current decade
  • Ameican classics

    Ameican classics
    This brought back the indifferent, anti-conformist approach to fashion, leading to the popularisation of the casual chic look; This included T-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and trainers, a trend which continued into the 2000s.However, the popularity of grunge and alternative rock music helped bring the simple, unkempt grunge look into the mainstream by 1994. Overall, the 1990s saw a return to the minimalist fashion of the 1950s and 1970s contrasted to the more elaborate and flashy trends of the 1980
  • Mash-Up 2000

    The 2000s fashion are often described as being a "mash-up" where trends saw the fusion of previous styles, global and ethnic clothing, as well as the fashions of numerous music-based subcultures, with hip-hop fashion generally being the most popular.