Historical Draped and Tailored Garments

Historically Tailored Garment #1

Image of Vivian Leigh from the movie Gone with the Wind

-filmed in 1939

-set during the Civil War in Atlanta, GA

- approximate dates 1861-1865

This dress is a typical dress that southern women wore during the time period. The garments were tailored to fit them perfectly and the women wore corsets under the dresses.

Historically Tailored Garment #2 U.S. NAVY Uniforms - 1899

These uniforms would have been worn by enlisted men. You can still see the influences of these in today's U.S. Navy uniforms.

Historically Tailored Garment #3

Monaco's Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly, April 14, 1956

Grace Kelly's Dress designed by Helen Rose

Wedding attire is one of the most tailored type of garments in fashion in history and still today.

Historically Draped Garment #1

Traditional Geisha Dress

-image from before 1960.

Geisha dresses are draped fabric that is normally wrapped and folded in to create the distinct shape of the women.

Historically Draped Garment #2

Women's Abaya

-this is the traditional form of Islamic dress for women. This is still the traditional dress in many societies. Saudi Arabi still requires women to be completely covered. This image shows women in Egypt where it is okay for them to show their faces.

Historically Draped Garment #3

African Tribal Dress

Xhosa tribal South and Western Cape

These are the traditional garments that are still worn today. They show three different forms of dress for three different people. Many tribes use a distinct form of dressing for married and unmarried people to easily be able to tell the difference.