A Fashion Show and Tea

Dress from the 1500's. The Elizabethan era, named after queen Elizabeth.

A few weeks ago I ventured to a part of L.A. called Arroyo Seco for a fashion show and tea. I went with my mother in law, G Ma T, and aunt Jo Jo. The theme of the fashion show was " women's sport attire through the centuries."


They talked about women gambling. You can see the cards the woman is holding in the first picture.

All the outfits are made with just buttons and snaps. There are no zippers. They are true to the era. I did not post the pictures of the Civil War period dresses with hoop slips and yards of fabric. These women are wearing corsets too.

Here is a French lady with a card stuffed in her dress.This dress is from the French Revolution period, which is the late 1700's. The French Revolution started about 6 years after the American Revolution ended.

 Here is a lady dressed in the early 1900's. Think 1900-1910 time period.

Bathing suits in the early 1900's. The first bathing suits were made of wool. Can you imagine the smell when they got wet? How about the itching?

Here is an outfit for a woman planning to take a bicycle ride.

A golfing outfit

Here is an outfit that the 1940's professional women's baseball team wore. Do you remember the movie, "A League of their Own?"

Outfits for going on an African Safari

Here is an outfit for horseback riding.

Here I am with a lovely lady, attending the fashion show.