The Belle Époque is a period from the Franco-Prussian War (1871) to the beginning of World War I (1914). European fashion in this era was blooming and developing. Historically, it was the time of economic prosperity, technological and cultural innovations, and the flourishing of arts. So, all of this was reflected in the European fashion. Let’s look at the old photos of these feminine and elegant women from the Belle Époque and try to imagine their lifestyle and daily routine. Was it as pretty as their outfits, hairstyles, and jewelry are?
Lady Edwina, the Duchess of Westminster
Ethel Barrymore
Maude Fealy
Mabelle Corey
Cleo de Merode
Maudi Darrell
Maud Adams
Pauline Chase
Evelyn Millard
Consuelo Vanderbilt, the duchess of Marlborough
Mrs. Catherin Britton, the Consort Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
Lady Curzon, Vicountess of India
Lady Grosvenor, the Duchess of Westminster
Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby
Violet Gertrude Twining, Lady Donegall
Helena Zimmerman, the Duchess of Manchester
Lady Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox, the Countess of Powis
Lillie Langtry
Princess Kaiulani
Principesa Ileana
Prinzessin Viktoria Luise
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Marcelle Lender
Olga Isabella Nethersole
Raquel Meller
La Belle Otero
Lady Gerard as Astarte
Daisy, the Princess of Pless
Mrs. A.G. Vanderbilt, (Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim)
Madame Consuelo Vanderbilt
Helena Modjeska
Geraldine Farrar
Mrs. Alice Lee Roosevelt
Viscountess Nancy Astor
