Friday 30 September 2011

World War 1 research - What did they wear?

I want to get a complete overview on what life was like for a villager in World War 1 so I am researching every aspect of their lives. This will hopefully make it easier for me to find a narrative and enable me to make more realistic props. 


As women had jobs during World War 1, they began mixing with other social classes and as a result dress codes began to relax.
Before the war women's dresses were long (to the floor) but as the war dawned, women's dresses got shorter because no fabric was being produced and it was more practical.
Woman at work making munitions

From watching "The White Ribbon" I found that the farming men dressed in smart black or brown trousers, white shirt that is usually rolled up at the sleeves and sometimes a waistcoat. The women dressed in plain long, high necked dresses that covered the arms. The children mainly wore the same as the adults. 
Farming costumes from The White Ribbon. 
 


Children's boots

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