Vintage Sartorialist – February 10, 1913

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Jonathan

A hundred years ago today, women in Washington DC demonstrated for the vote on February 10. 1913. It must have been a cold day as the drawstring hoods and the cleverly arranged scarf suggest.

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About Jonathan

Jonathan Walford is a fashion historian. He was the founding curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, and the Fashion History Museum in Cambridge, Ontario. He has amassed a collection of nearly 8,000 items dating from the mid 17th century to the present, and has written various books and museum catalogues, including The Seductive Shoe, Shoes A-Z, Forties Fashion, 1950s American Fashion, and Sixties Fashion.
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2 Responses to Vintage Sartorialist – February 10, 1913

  1. Lynn Mally says:
    February 11, 2013 at 9:51 am

    What an interesting photo! I love the fur collars. And what about that ruched hat on the left. Is there a name for that style?

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    • Jonathan says:
      February 11, 2013 at 11:04 am

      I believe that is a hood on a cape that has a drawstring to pull tight around the face to retain heat. There are others in the back wearing a similar style of gathered hood.

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