Ladies Fashions from
the 1900's
Sears Robuck Shopping Catalog
When
I go to the Thrift Store, I spend most of my time browsing through their books,
and this last time I ran into a copy of a 1900's catalog for Sears Robuck and
Company.
So what did they wear in the early 1900's? On this page are some of the women's clothing that will give you an idea of what they wore back then. Everything from the corset, to dresses, to hats, and shoes. All very interesting stuff, I hope you like the pictures. The prices are pretty amazing too.
Sears and Robuck, a consumer guide, claimed to be the "Cheapest Supply House on Earth." Just reading the history of Sears Robuck was interesting in itself. See the founder, Richard Warren Sears
One
of the things that interested me in this book is what they were wearing for swimsuits
in the early 1900's. Which in the catalog they are advertising one or two piece
swimsuits. The two piece swimsuits consisted of quarter sleeve shirt and knee
pants, made in black or navy blue colors. Price 89 cents. Also the same in stripes,
price per suit... $1.00
See the bathing suit
page There was not a page for women's swimsuits unfortunately.
Ladies Hats in the 1900's
There
are two pages in the catalog for ladies hats. The fashion seems to be a black
rimmed hat with lots of feathers, flowers or large bow on top, made from a material
called velvetta.
The one in the picture is the only hat that was a different color other than black. It is purple. For instance, a description of this hat is, "A large and extremely Jaunty Hat of Purple Velvetta. Has edge outlined with heavy black satin wire. The shape is an exceptionally becoming one, flaring on the left side and drooping over the hair in the back. Three large bunches of purple violet ornaments the left side, and folded trimming of purple velvetta is brought around the crown..." Click picture to read more.
Ladies
1900's Hats page 1, Ladies 1900's Hats page
2
Ladies Jackets, Ladies
Jackets page 2, Ladies Jackets page 3
Ladies
Plush Capes
Ladies Corsets
In
this catalog there are two pages of ladies corsets. The first page is called Summer
Corsetts, and features 4 hook or 5 hook, child's or misses corsets. For instance
a description goes as follows for a high bust summer corset.
"High Bust Summer Corsett. This is without dout the most successful corset of it's kind. Has the high bust feature which proven so taking with ladies of slim figure; has four side steels, three strips, reinforced bust; inserted zone of extra heavy quality of net toprevent it from breaking out at the waist line. Sizes 18 to 30."
Page two of the corsets are mostly KABO Corsets, and Sears basicly says, don't worry, we have a size that will fit you! The KABO used in Construction, of the Kabo Corset is of the best and strongest materials, while the loop lacer is a vast improvement on the old brass eyelets which so often corrode and soil the under garments, and so thin is the lacing to be hardly perceptible on the finest silk gown.
Ladies
Corsets page 1, Ladies Corsets page 2
Ladies
White Underskirts, Drawers and Corset Covers
Ladies
Nightgowns, Flannel and Chemise Nightgowns
Ladies Dresses
Unfortunately the book skips over the ladies dresses, and includes only the skirts and some wool suits. Then there is a page on Ladies skirts with a cape.
Ladies Skirts
Ladies
Wool Suits
Ladies Skirt and Capes
Ladies Shoes and Boots
Ladies high tops and skating
boot
Shoes with buttons and lacing
Also see some early 1900's sewing machines.
Edgemere
Sewing Machine
Burdick Full Cabinet
Sewing Machine
Burdick 7 drawer drophead
Sewing Machine
New Pages
Our
Domains were Hijacked! - Read the whole story here. How they were hijacked
and how we got them back.
Everything Made in China?
- How is it that everything in my house has a Made in China tag?
Prepare
for a Recession? - A list of some things we are going to do to try to prepare
for a recession.
We Put Solar Lights in our House
- Why not put outdoor solar lights "inside" the house?
Wind
Turbine Test - We started thinking about how we could build a wind turbine
to generate our own electricity.
Magazines
for Toddlers - I wanted to send some magazines to the grandbaby for something
to do during winter.
