Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"Sharing the same color scheme, a two-piece ensemble is comprised of a gored, very flared stiff paper nylon skirt of black and white checks…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… wool) lining provides an example of the quilted skirts worn with, and as part of, other eighteenth century and earlier garments."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… trimmings and a knife pleated knee length skirt front; Anne F. Wilson's red long sleeved early rayon dress featuring pieced art deco design…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"The weight of the heavily lined, and very expansive skirt, is carried by an attached cotton bodice designed to fit over the shoulders under the teal…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"1960-1970 Patchwork mini skirt, ca. 1970Maine Historical Society Although Crimplene and other firm knit fabrics were was extensively used for…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… and gold madras plaid cotton searsucker maxi skirt, and a white cotton pique skirt printed with an stylized design of navy, red, and green large…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… 1960s tend to be recalled as the age of the mini skirt, which it was. It was also the era of the "baby boom" generation, and the youth culture that…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… ornamented with a diamanté broach, flared hem skirt, and short sleeved little top trimmed with white lace."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… replaced by a more feminine silhouette and longer skirts. By the end of the 1920s, rayon had been improved and developed to make a wide range of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… and long pelerine (cape) tails emphasizes the skirt's spreading hemline. A selection of three dresses serve to illustrate the gigot sleeve’s rise…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… narrow bodices, low drawstring necklines, and skirts with gathers at center back. Some gowns include trains, such as Lucia Wadsworth’s assembly…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"… dating towards the end of the era, a specked beige with a red check oval motif, front closure, gathered skirt, inset waist and long cap sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… century traditional Chinese embroidered pleated skirt, and other items ranging in use from personal effects, bespoke gifts, and those likely…"

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"… fashion features included lowered waists, widened skirts, and enlarged sleeves. This dress includes an earlier example of the enlarged sleeve…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… belt, is mid-calf length with a fully flared skirt stiffened with a navy rayon taffeta lining. Another example, associated with Mabel Graney, is a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… dress with small bows at the waist and a balloon skirt shaped with stiff interlining and a net underskirt."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… cocktail dress with trumpet wrist sleeves and a skirt tightly gathered at the hips to drape in a cascade from the waist, showing a wine color…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… to the just below knee length matching quilted skirt. The expertly dressmaker-made ensemble is labelled: "Martha Mclean, Portland." At present…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… Dress Collection Taffeta and velvet bustle dress ensemble, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Narrative by Jacqueline Field, textile and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… yoke, shoulder-wide mock collar, and flounced hem skirt with an inner waist tie labeled "S.E. Thomas, Portland." Two more pouched bodice gowns, one…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"Fitting close over the hips, the gored skirt flares at the hemline, heralding the style to come in the first years of the next century."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… by stiff horsehair petticoats, this period's wide skirts became known as crinolines. The name derives from the French word crin meaning horsehair."

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"… during the 1930s, while the shorter, knife pleat skirt is indicative of war-time fashions. The coordinating cape is reversible—brown on one side…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… "New Look" with its extravagant long, very full skirts. As design moved beyond the War years, the emergence of youth culture dominated fashions."