#1904 fashion

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Woman's Bodices.

Date: ca. 1904-1905

Place of origin: United States

[fashionsfromhistory]

Bodice Ornament & Hair Comb

René Lalique

1903-1904

The Art Nouveau style caused a dramatic shift in jewellery design, reaching a peak around 1900 when it triumphed at the Paris International Exhibition.

Its followers created sinuous, organic pieces whose undercurrents of eroticism and death were a world away from the floral motifs of earlier generations. Art Nouveau jewellers like René Lalique also distanced themselves from conventional precious stones and put greater emphasis on the subtle effects of materials such as glass, horn and enamel.

René Lalique, 'the admitted king of Paris fashions', chose his materials for aesthetic effect and artistic refinement, not for mere preciousness or brilliance. Credited with introducing horn into the jewellery repertoire, he dazzled the public with a collection of ornamental combs made of horn. They were moulded and sculpted in the shape of flowers, waves and butterflies.

Victoria & Albert Museum (M.116A-1966 & M.116A-1966)

[frostedmagnolias]

Stripped Cotton Dress

c. 1904

unknown maker

NCHGS

[chic-a-gigot]

Le Figaro-modes : à la ville, au théâtre, arts décoratifs, no. 20, août 1904, Paris. Vicomtesse Hayashi. Photo Lafayette. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ Oscar Björck, Elsie Laurin (1904) (detail)

via retalesuy

[artschoolglasses]

Pair of black kid shoes, American, 1904

From the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

Olga and Tatiana's Journey Through Court Dresses

1904

1911

1913

[vintage-russia]

"Mordovian costume: wonderful with cross stitch embroidery as well as stitching on tulle"

Exhibition of artistic embroideries of the Singer Company in Saint Petersburg,1904.From "Niva" magazine (1905)

[pastlivesfinery]

Mode Palace, 1904

[daguerreotyping]

Delighted to report I've finally found him, the most attractive man of the 19th century! As no one else could ever compete with those lustrous locks, that piercing gaze, those long tuber-like fingers and of course the truly impeccable fashion sense—this blog is now complete. Thanks for the memories, and remember to choose Grand Trunk Railroad. Carte de visite, circa 1860s.

[thedeadleafs]

Carl Larsson, Apple Harvest, 1904

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt).

Place of origin: United States

Date: ca. 1904

Medium: Bodice: silk plain weave, silk lace, and pressed cotton fiber bead trim; Skirt: silk plain weave, silk plain weave (chiffon), silk lace, and pressed cotton fiber bead trim.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Tea Gown

c.1903-1905

Belgium

Royal Museums of Arts & History, Brussels, Belgium (Object Number: C.481)

[designedandplated]

American Fashions, men's coat, January 1904.

[chic-a-gigot]

L'Art et la mode, no. 43, vol. 25, 22 octobre 1904, Paris. Robe de mousseline de soie "rose thé", garnie de rubans encadrés de dentelle. Fichu drapé sur un haut corselet de soie. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[postcard-from-the-past]

"20th-century fashion"

French vintage postcard, staged and photographed by A. Bergeret, mailed in 1904