4.This absolutely gorgeous photo of a French fashion show taken by Charles Reutlinger ... with his wife en route to the Philippines in 1900. 12.This photo from 1917 of Duke Kahanamoku, a five ...
Ladies' fashions in the early 1900s mixed opulence with practicality, as evidenced in the popularity of the shirtwaist, worn by increasing numbers of women entering the American workforce.