Gallery

Silhouettes: a century of female fashion

Between 1900 and 1999, fashions changed along with attitudes to women, their role in society and their clothing and bodies. This gallery presents a chronological snapshot of the changing silhouettes of women's fashion in the 20th century.

Claude Montana (Designer); Paul van Riel (Photographer)

Paul Van Riel

Thierry Mugler (Designer); Paul van Riel (Photographer)

Paul Van Riel

Rijksmuseum

Holmén, Erik (Photographer)

Nordic Museum Foundation

Canary Islands Historical Photography Archive

Nordic Museum Foundation