A Cohasset Historical Society exhibit showcases summer fashion in the early 1900s. The exhibit features "lingerie dresses" made from light materials like cotton lawn and linen. Styles range from the ...

The excerpt from "Aristocrats of Fashion" showcases a lively day at a club, featuring conversations among friends about their fashionable outfits, relationships, and social events planned for the day.

Ladies' fashions in the early 1900s mixed opulence with practicality, as evidenced in the popularity of the shirtwaist, worn by increasing numbers of women entering the American workforce. In this ...