Edwardian fashion refers to clothing that was in style between the late 1890s and 1914 or the beginning of the Great War (World War I). Also called La Belle Epoque (the Beautiful Era), and the Gilded Age, this was a time … See more

After the death of the highly influential Queen Victoriain 1901, her son Edward rose to the throne. Edward VII had, until recently, the distinction of being the longest-serving Prince of Wales (59 years) and spent … See more

By the late 1890s, the Industrial Revolution had created new technologies that changed the way people lived. The growth of factories spawned a large middle class as large corporations generated new wealth and an upw… See more

All fashion eras have their archetypes. Edwardian trendsetters included the Gibson Girl and Alice Roosevelt Longworth. The Gibson Girlwas a fictitious, unnamed character portrayed in the illustrations of Charles Da… See more