tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post682709036967035294..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: John White Alexander's Women in GreenDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-4483182422477194612014-12-15T15:13:29.003-08:002014-12-15T15:13:29.003-08:00Donald,
Oops I think your dates are absolutely co...Donald,<br /><br />Oops I think your dates are absolutely correct. But I was pointing out that many women lived in fashion misery/pain until the 1890s. How beautiful to see young women looking comfortable and uncorsetted. Freedom for women was a slow, gradual progress.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-29089058997053233722014-12-15T11:27:24.900-08:002014-12-15T11:27:24.900-08:00Hels -- I had to rely on captions from the sources...Hels -- I had to rely on captions from the sources of the images to establish dates. The Web being what it is, skepticism is always required, and I do catch serious errors from time to time. But pre-1920 women's fashions are not something I know a lot about. However, let me note that billowing clothing was in the mode for the art & crafts set in England pre-1900. Maybe in places in the USA too.Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-55750087277165000182014-12-15T05:50:23.174-08:002014-12-15T05:50:23.174-08:00The billowy green gown was lovely - loose, comfort...The billowy green gown was lovely - loose, comfortable and not remotely corsetted within an inch of the young woman's life. You would expect that by 1906, but not necessarily by 1896.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com