the 1910’s By, Jordie Selby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOJdd3gPe4

Ballets Russes

• Opened in 1909, continued through the 1910’s. each performance gave inspiration to major designers of the time, such as Paul Poiret. Oriental clothing, and flare became a huge trend throughout the 1910’s.

http://www.ballets-russes.com/history.html

Titanic Sinks

• On April 10, 1912 the titanic sunk, losing about 1,500 people, irreplaceable art and an unsinkable ship. Life and clothing became dark.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/titanic.htm … But on a happy note, the Oreo was invented the same year!

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

• IN 1911 146 workers died at the leading blouse factory, in NYC, because of unsafe working conditions and abuse of women workers. This event played a part in workers rights and the woman suffrage movement. Women’s working clothing became better suited for working in factories.

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/p/trianglefire.htm

Invention of the Assembly line

• Ford in vented the assembly line in 1913, building a car went from more than 12 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes. This made cars more popular. Skirts became looser because women in tight skirts could not get in or out of the cars.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling

Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918

• From 1918 to 1919 Spanish influenza killed around 100 million people world wide.

(not a very lively time period)

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/p/spanishflu.htm

World War I

June 28, 1914 the first World War began in Hungary and ended on November 11, 1918 after the Treaty of Versailles was signed. The first great war influenced fashion of the 1910’s drastically. “By 1914, women's clothing had lost the rigid, tailored lines of the Edwardian period, and the styles of fashion's first great design genius, Paul Poiret, obliterated the need for wearing tight fitting corsets” (Monet). Fabric became rationed with warm, expensive materials, and silk being used in the war. Because of this outfits became simpler, skirts became shorter and practicality won. Regulations were put on the length of skirts and all embellishments or accents to an outfit were prohibited. Necks to shirts and coats rested on the collar bone instead of tight around the neck. All coats became structured like a military uniform. Outfits were made from dark, dull and somber colors. Women versions of men work attire became extremely popular as women took on the work force.

https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/historpedia/home/arts-new-ideas/women-s-fashion-during-wwi-and-ww2-fall-2012

World War I

Los Angeles Herald, Volume 37, Number 254

From life magazine

Hats

Corsets

Hobble Skirts

Ankle Length Skirts

Loose Skirts

Pants

Paul Poiret Paul Poiret was a designer for women's clothing in the

early 20th century. In America he was know as “The King of Fashion.” Paul used orientalism and romance as reoccurring influence on his clothing through the 1910’s. He made theatrical and exotic in to everyday styles for the every day woman. Paul used vivid colors, organic patterns and unique silhouettes to express his uncommon vision of women’s wear. “harem” and the “lampshade” are two of his most famous styles from the 1910’s. After moving up through the ranks in Jacques Doucet’s fashion house he moved on the cosmetics and perfume. “Sang de France” was one of his first perfumes and banned immediately. After he returned from war he was still inspired by the far east not function, luxury and modernism, which lead to his down fall in the next decade.

Styles Paul Poiret Influenced

• Invented the hobble skirt• Harem pants• Loose skirts with sheer or accenting

overlays• He changed the placement of the corset

constantly• Oriental flare – Cuffs– Jewelry– Hats– shoes

 "It was in my inspiration of artists, in

my dressing of theatrical pieces, in my

assimilation of and response to new needs, that I served the public

of my day." - Paul Poiret

Jeanne Paquin

Jeanne Paquin was not the first woman designer to have her own house, but she was the first to have stores in multiple cities and the first to do a fashion show. She began her career at the Maison Rouff, as a dress maker. She dressed stars, royalty and millionaires around the world. Paquin designed for all times of the day, and for all different types of events. Her garments were made of many different layers that had been died with different hues of multiple colors embellished with ribbon, jewels, pleats, and all types of appliqués. Paquin is famous for her hats, day suits, feminine style, night wraps and fashion shows. She was left her with an abundance of awards and titles because of her brilliant designs and her presidential business strategies.

Styles Jeanne Paquin Influenced

• Hobble skirts• Pastel/Light evening gowns• Gold/Silver gowns/trim• Colorful seams/lining of black

garments• Wide brimmed hats– Fruit– Feathers– flowers

• Hats http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1910s_hats_women.php

• Hobble skirts http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/beauty/the-hobble-skirt/ • Corsets

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/everything-you-know-about-corsets-is-false/

• Short skirts http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19100612.2.188.12.5# • Lose skirts http://dressmakingresearch.com/1910s_dress.htm • Men styled suits

• http://fashionista.com/12/05/25-of-the-most-infulential-female-designers-that-changed-fashion-forever (paquin second female drsigner with own house, first ever to do a fashion show)

• http://20thcenturydesignersfinalproject.weebly.com/jeanne-paquin.html • http://www.fashionintime.org/history-couturejeanne-paquin-18691956/ • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/poir/hd_poir.htm • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/466443/Paul-Poiret • http://designhistorypaulpoiret.blogspot.com/