Gilded Age Fashion and Reform

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In 1893, according to the Witness2Fashion blog, “The huge sleeves and very tiny waists that are associated with the mid-eighteen nineties were already The Fashion in January 1893. But there was an attempt to introduce a return to the Empire style of 1805…”

Dress Reform in Paris

Dress reform has invaded the stronghold of fashion, Paris, the frivolous city. At a meeting of the Federated Females of France, it was resolved by fifty women delegates from the different branches of the association to organize a campaign against modern costumes. They are pledged to wear short skirts to discard stays, broad hats, boots with high heels, and gowns with low necklines. -Paris Letter, 1893

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