Fashion in the period 1900 in European and European-influenced countries continued the long elegant lines of the 1890s. Tall, stiff collars characterize the period, as do women's broad hats and full “Gibson girl” hairstyles. A new, columnar silhouette introduced by the couturiers of Paris late in the decade signaled the approaching abandonment of the corset as an indispensable garment of fashionable women. Young women adopted the tall, stiff collars and narrow neckties worn by men.
With the decline of the bustle, sleeves began to increase in size and the 1830s silhouette of an hourglass shape became popular again. The fashionable silhouette in the early 1900s was that of a mature woman, with full low bust and curvy hips.

The Roaring Twenties was a time when people got together for lots of parties. Costume Craze has a 1920's Costume for you like a Flaper Costume, Gangster Costume, or a Zoot Suit Costume. You will be ready to dance the Charleston in one of Costume Craze's 1920's Costumes. 1920s was the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. Women first liberated themselves from constricting fashions and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or pants) in the decade. Men likewise abandoned overly formal clothes and began to wear sport clothes for the first time. The suits, which men wear today, are still based, for the most part, on those that were worn by men in the late 1920s.

The change in dress from the Crinoline to the Bustle was not to flamboyance but to careful grooming. Clothing became standardized, in which the clubman differs from the grocer’s boy only because of the superior skill of his tailor and in the greater sobriety of his ensemble. Women’s clothing changed from the grotesqueness of the Crinoline to the exaggeration of the Bustle.
The actual changes in men’s dress from the Crinoline to that of the Bustle have to do with closer-cropped hair, less flamboyant whiskers, a somewhat greater variety of hats and coats, and returning to knee breeches.

The American Civil War was a charmed era. To this day, many people join reenactment societies to recreate that bygone time in history. They purchase or make extremely elaborate, historically accurate costumes for their activities. If you are creating a Civil War costume for Halloween, you do not have to go to such trouble and expense. However, you can create a relatively realistic and attractive costume that will make you the talk of your next Halloween party. Make these civil war costumes more appealing by bringing several men and women together in either southern or northern Civil War attire.

Colonial costumes are always fun. Colonial costumes are available as adult colonial costumes and child colonial costumes as well. A Colonial costume is great for school plays, dress-up fun, Halloween and more. You will find a Colonial costume for Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Betsy Ross Costume, and many other early American Colonial heroes. You will also find Uncle Sam Costumes and Statue of Liberty Costumes in adult and child sizes as well in various online stores. A Colonial costume is not just for Halloween.

Finding a Colonial costume pattern is almost as easy as making the costume.