Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Theatre Arts
First Reader
Professor Eric Phillips
Second Reader
Dr. Kevin C. Motl
Third Reader
Dr. Margarita Pintado
Abstract
Changing economic, political and social pressures throughout history have impacted the way human beings live their daily lives. One of the many basic areas affected by these historical changes is the area of the wardrobe. The way a person dresses has traditionally shown his or her social status, occupation, and even political views. Political and social pressure particularly influence the clothing styles favored by women. In what way, however, does the average wardrobe reflect the cultural considerations of the time, and what can the prevailing fashions of bygone eras reveal about the pressures of those days? Specifically, what do the frequent and drastic style shifts throughout the late 1800's and early 1900's reveal about the nature of American society between the Civil War and World War I?
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Lacey, "Evolution of Fashion: Clothing of Upper Class American Women from 1865 to 1920" (2014). Honors Theses. 220.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/220
Included in
Fashion Design Commons, Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Women's History Commons