What Did They Wear In The 1900s. Blouses and skirts still layered over tightly corseted figures were worn for leisurely bike trips. Ah the good old days.
A high-buttoned single breasted waistcoat was popular for formal day-wear with a cutaway morning coat. Housedresses often had white collars. Blouses and skirts still layered over tightly corseted figures were worn for leisurely bike trips.
It wasnt readily available or widespread however and was also expensive and difficult to repair if damaged.
In the early 1900s the customary wedding dress featured an S-shaped corset which drew in the stomach and pushed out the bosom an effect emphasized by frills on the bodice. Stockings came up above the knee and were held in place with garters made of ribbon or elastic. In the upper classes of the Australian society both men and women wore entirely different clothes from the working class making it visible to which group they belonged to. 8 T-shirts and Jeans.