10 Wardrobe Items That Have Changed Over the Last Century

Over time, fashion trends undergo transformations to keep up with changes in social behavior. Therefore, when we compare the way we dress over the decades, we realize that, although there are still similar details, the differences speak louder.

We, from incredible.clubwe discover clothing items that have changed over the last 100 years, and compare them to their current versions.

The corset has been part of the wardrobe since the Middle Ages, used by women to slim the waist and improve posture. It was uncomfortable, even so, at the beginning of the 20th century, elegant women began to tighten the garment’s lace even more so that the torso was in front of the hipsvaluing the silhouette.

In the 1920s, straight-cut clothes came and the corset dropped out of the picture. The women wore only a bra and a modeling girdle. In the 1950s, there was an unexpected return of the corset. The main difference was that the new ones had hooks instead of the inconvenient loop. This model was called “The Merry Widow”🇧🇷 Despite it all, actress Lana Turner commented, “Only a man could come up with something like that. A woman would never do that to another.”

In the 1960s, the corset disappeared from stores for some time, however, at the end of the last century it returned, no longer as an intimate piece, but as part of evening and wedding dresses.

In the early 2000s, the corset returned to fashion, worn as an outer garment. It has been modified, with a new, less tight version. It could be worn with everyday clothes: jeans, skirts, shorts. In 2021, fashion experts have declared that the corset is once again in vogue, however slightly shorter, and recommend wearing it over a shirt or T-shirt.

Jeans with rivets were invented in the 19th century. Its durability was what most pleased the workers, who became the manufacturers’ target audience. Then the military also started using them.

It was Hollywood that helped popularize denim. In the 1920s, movies showed plucky cowboys wearing them, and in the 1950s, the rebel characters, played by James Dean and Marlon Brando, were the idols of young people. It didn’t take long and one of the most beautiful actresses, Marilyn Monroe, appeared wearing jeans in the movie The Misfits. Since then, young people can’t imagine being without.

From its debut in the cinema until today, denim remains at the peak of popularity, only the style changes. “Boca de bell”, skinny, “boyfriends” and other models.

In the 2000s, the whole world was “captured” by the fashion for tight pants with a low waist. But they turned out to be impractical in the cold season, and they could also expose a piece of skin if the woman did not sit down carefully. So many were relieved when the high waist returned to the runways. At the moment, wide jeans remain relevant.

In the 1920s, women wore baggy coats with voluminous sleeves and often fur collars. The color was dark and understated: blue, brown, burgundy. However, the wider and longer coats made women look small and fragile🇧🇷

In the 1950s, they appeared in different colors and styles, but designed to emphasize femininity. The coat could be tight or loose, the second option being the most common, because it combined better with the voluminous skirts that were in fashion. Furthermore, the popularity of the wide cut was associated with a boom in fertilitytherefore, the wide models helped to hide the pregnancy from prying eyes.

Following the trends of the last decades, we can conclude that tight and wide coats alternate in fashion. If in the 1960s-1970s women emphasized the waist, then in the 1980s-1990s they preferred wide coats.

In the 2000s and early 2010s, we again see women wearing tighter coats on the streets, and in 2020-2021, oversize coats with a minimalist design. But fashion experts say we can look forward to the return of the classic cut.

Strange as it may seem, the opportunity to swim in public arose for women only in the 20s of the last century. In the Victorian era, they could only swim away from the eyes of the crowd, wearing a baggy nightgown. The first female swimsuit it was made of wool and resembled a jumpsuit.

In the 1950s, fashion designers made the swimsuit not only comfortable, but more feminine. The variety of models of that time is still impressive: “princess”, “baby doll”, “ballerina”. Today, anyone can easily confuse a 1950s bathing suit with a suit or a short, elegant dress. In the middle of the 20th century, in France, bikinis appeared — which we could call “two-piece swimsuits”.

At the end of the ХХ century, the TV series SOS Malibu was released, and everyone was delighted with the bright red swimsuits. Thanks to the series, the swimsuit with high cutouts at the height of the thighs became fashionable, already in the 2000s, bikinis returned to the top.

Currently, both bikinis and swimsuits are popular. Experts say that high-waisted bikinis and ruffled swimsuits will be all the rage next summer.

In the 1920s, sheath dresses decorated with lace came into wedding fashion. Tired of Victorian-era rules, brides wanted dance the extravagant CharlestonSo they preferred a shorter wedding dress.

In the 1950s, wedding dresses had full skirts, emphasizing a small waist. Lace ones became very popular. At that time, lace was industrialized and easily found. In the 1960s, the length was shortened, but later, the multi-layered long came back into fashion. Already in the 1990s, brides could not imagine a voluminous sleeveless dress.

In the 2000s, exposed shoulders became a feature of the wedding look. As the number of couples who wanted a church ceremony dwindled, the bride could opt for a more revealing attire. Even so, women wanted to look like a princess on their wedding day, so they preferred voluminous skirts.

Currently, concise wedding dresses are in fashion. Stylists suggest that brides avoid bulky layered skirts and opt for simple cuts. We can conclude that, due to the cyclical nature of fashion, 1920s-style wedding dresses will become popular again.

Until the 1920s, stockings were only used to warm women’s legs. However, the skirts became shorter, exposing the legs. For the first time in history, women were concerned about what their stockings looked like, and demand always gives rise to supply. Silk, wool, cotton and synthetic viscose stockings appeared, which made women use powder to reduce its brightness.

In the 1950s, nylon appeared, which became the main material for the production of tights and stockings of various thicknesses. They were notable for having a noticeable seam along the back of the leg. Women loved this pattern so much that they ignored the emergence of seamless tights for a long time.

In the 1960s-1970s, stockings gained a variety of patterns, lace, knitted, and colors too, for every taste: white, purple, orange. In the 1980s, women switched to beige tones.

In the mid-2000s, colored socks made a comeback and soon disappeared. In 2021, fashion magazines started talking about them again. Not only bright colors await us, but also those with original prints.

A thin scarf is a popular accessory, and over the course of a century it has hardly changed, but the way to wear it always corresponds to the era. For example, in the 1920s, women would wear it over their heads and tie it at the back, leaving the ends loose at the back or over the shoulder.

In the middle of the last century, elegant women tied a scarf under their chin, or crossed the ends in front and threw them back. This method was preferred for protecting hair on a road trip.

In the 2000s, the silk scarf was worn not only around the neck, but also turned into a top, like the example of Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera.

In 2021, the accessory is recommended for creating a hairstyle, decorating a ponytail or a braid. But it can also be used just as a headscarf.

The first glasses to protect against ultraviolet radiation appeared in 1913. They gained popularity in the 1920s and were initially used by movie stars. The glasses were advertised as a protection item against exposure to the sun’s rays and also from the glare of the snow. The frame was rounded and remained so until the 1930s.

In the 1940s, the model emerged “cat eye”which became very popular among women, and in the following decade, was adapted to be used as corrective glasses as well.

Then, the shape and shades of sunglasses evolved rapidly. In the 1960s, squares appeared, in the 1970s, with large, translucent lenses. In the 1990s, the most daring used narrow frames and, in 2000, it was the turn of large lenses in different shades.

It seems that in the 2020s, fashion designers have nothing to surprise us with. But at one of the Paris Fashion Week shows they presented sunglasses with a single lens and, perhaps, soon they will all be wearing them.

In the 1920s, when women abandoned corsets, the bra was invented, which was just a rectangular piece of fabric🇧🇷 There were also pleated models in the center.

In the middle of the 20th century, the fastening became more reliable, but still far from ideal due to the fragile elastic, and a bra with a conical and pointed shape, nicknamed the “bullet”🇧🇷

In the 2000s, the fashion for translucent clothes appeared, so a translucent bra had to correspond to the concept of glamour. Push-up bras have also become very popular.

It is worth mentioning that in 2021 bras make reference to underwear from the beginning of the last century. Today, the simple and light, without frames, are on the rise.

For a long time the suit was the prerogative of men only, but in the 1930s it was used by famous actresses: Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford and Katharine Hepburn. Conservative society did not approve of this stylebut many women tired of stereotypes followed the example of their idols.

In the 1950s, preference was given to femininity and few wore suits. However, if in that decade women only had the option of more masculine models, short women’s pants soon appeared, like those used by Marilyn Monroe in O Pecado Mora ao Lado. From 1960, the suit becomes