Date:1900 - 1914 (c.)
Description:Edwardians preferred a simpler style, after the Victorians, with silhouette’s 'thinning'. For the first time in decades skirts were not exaggerated and were more natural in appearance. This skirt displays this style, as it would have flowed down the hips more naturally, and was worn without a bustle or crinoline. The Edwardians became obsessed with achieving the hourglass figure and it was during this period that the extremes in corseting with observed. The style for small waists is evident with the skirt, as the thick band around the waist was used to emphasise how small it was and the use of pleats would have helped. This skirt could have also have been used for mourning dress, as the strict rules regarding mourning were passed down from the Victorians and women had to wear black for two years when mourning a husband.
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Donor ref:Tx 612 (22/28241)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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