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Evening Gown, 1897

Maid helping woman get dressed in evening gown. Fashion is a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, or furniture. An evening gown or gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a formal affair. Fashion is a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style in which a person dresses. It is the prevailing styles in behavior and the newest creations of textile designers. Prior to the mid-19th century, most clothing was custom-made. It was handmade for individuals, either as home production or on order from dressmakers and tailors. By the beginning of the 20th century, with the rise of new technologies such as the sewing machine, the development of the factory system of production, and the emergence of department stores, clothing had increasingly come to be mass-produced in standard sizes and sold at fixed prices.

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Title: Evening Gown, 1897

Caption: Maid helping woman get dressed in evening gown. Fashion is a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, or furniture. An evening gown or gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a formal affair. Fashion is a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style in which a person dresses. It is the prevailing styles in behavior and the newest creations of textile designers. Prior to the mid-19th century, most clothing was custom-made. It was handmade for individuals, either as home production or on order from dressmakers and tailors. By the beginning of the 20th century, with the rise of new technologies such as the sewing machine, the development of the factory system of production, and the emergence of department stores, clothing had increasingly come to be mass-produced in standard sizes and sold at fixed prices.

Category: black & white • CULTURE • History: Modern

Credit: Album / LOC/Science Source

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Image size: 3323 × 4800 px | 45.6 MB

Print size: 28.1 × 40.6 cm | 1308.3 × 1889.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1897 • 19TH CENTURY • AFRICAN-AMERICAN • APPAREL • ATTIRÉ • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK WOMAN • BW • CHAMBERMAID • CHANGING ROOM • CLOTHES • CLOTHING • COSTUME • CULTURE • DOMESTIC HELP • DOMESTIC • DRESS • DRESSED • DRESSING • ENSEMBLE • EVENING DRESS • EVENING GOWN • FAD • FASHION • FASHIONABLE • FEMALE • FORMAL GOWN • GARB • GARMENT • GOWN • HABIT • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: MODERN • HOUSEMAID • MAID • MAIDSERVANT • MENSWEAR • OUTFIT • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • POPULAR STYLE • ROBE • SERVANT • SUIT • TAILOR • TREND • WARDROBE • WOMAN • WOMEN