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Posts Tagged ‘fads’

The Merry Widow Hat

November 11th, 2009 | 7 Comments

The Edwardian era was home to many fads and fashions which hearkened to bygone days, and the Merry Widow hat craze was no exception. The hat was just another part of the costume designed by Lucile for statuesque English theater star Lily Elsie, who was to play the main character, Hanna Glawari, in the 1907 [...]

Tags: fads, Fashion, hats, musical theater
Posted in Fashion, Theater, Women | 7 Comments »

The Hobble Skirt

March 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Of all the fads in fashion of the Edwardian era, none was so provocative–or dangerous–as the hobble skirt. French couturier Paul Poiret claimed to have created the hobble skirt, but the narrow, nearly skin-tight skirt had its roots in the early 1880s, when fashion placed emphasis on the posterior hidden beneath a neat, erotic bustle. [...]

Tags: fads, Fashion, hobble skirt
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, Women | 1 Comment »