Fashion is an ever-evolving concept that makes others ponder over why people wore certain clothes or adopted a certain clothing style during a particular time era, especially in the United States. This image depicts the style worn by women in the…
Socializing in and around the Oskaloosa town square was a very familiar sight in the early 1900's. What is fascinating about this photograph is not the two women mingling, but rather the display of various modes of transportation in it. On the left…
Pictured here is a group of friends posing before the camera outside what appears to be a train station depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa, sometime around the year 1915. What is noteworthy about this picture are the different style of clothing, especially…
As time moves on, everybody tries to keep up with the clothing trends of their time. Pictured here is a young female standing outside a building in Oskaloosa, Iowa wearing the trendy clothing of her day around 1910.
Three day dresses, left with ""bowling pin"" ankle-length skirt, bodice with loose elbow length sleeves, bateau neckline, picture hat with flowers; center dress has ankle length skirt, 3/4 length jacket with wide lapels and cuffs, deep pockets, belt…
Three day dresses with hobble, instep length skirts; left dress has jacket with small lapels, sash at waist with long tail, buttons at cuff, stomach, and hem, v-neck blouse; center dress has cropped jacket with elbow length sleeves, loose blouse with…
Three day dresses, hobble skirts with instep-length hem, left has elbow length sleeves, button detail at hip, smocking at stomach, v-neck filled with lace; center has draped overdress with belt, elbow length sleeves, fur trim on sleeves and lapel of…
Three winter day dresses all with long sleeves and ankle-length skirts. Left dress has jewel neckline, surplice jacket style bodice with lace insert, ruffle cuffs, and a softly pleated hobble skirt. Center woman has a dress with a high collar, loose…
Three day dresses with straight, mid-calf length skirts; left has handkerchief hem apron style overdress, sash at waist with ties, elbow length sleeves, ruffle cuffs and collar, picture hat with round crown and flat brim trimmed with flowers; center…
Three coats; left mid-calf length, two buttons, patch pockets with buttons, buttoned belt, wide lapels with buttons on shoulders; center knee-length with two buttons, belt, slit pockets with decorative flap, two buttons on wide cuffs, decorative…
