Fashion History: Polka Dot Dresses
"Where have all the polka dots gone?
Looking over my collection of vintage pictures and catalogs polka dot dresses, tops, and swimsuits were all very popular from the 1920s to the 1960s. Large and small dots with white on a colored background were the most common.
They were fun, youthful, trendy and sometimes high fashion. They can’t help but make you smile. Today’s photo roundup is a salute to polka dots!
The first picture I have is from around 1910. The lady in the middle is wearing a small polka dot walking dress with white piping for trim. This is very unusual for this time period, but it goes to show you that the polka dot dress fad was coming soon.
1920s Polka Dots
In the early 1920’s polka dots captured the youth driven look fashion was founded on. They were especially popular as house dresses and even garden dresses if the dots were small and set against a white background (1922 picture above.) By the mid to late 1920s the polka dot dress left the house and became a staple pattern for semi formal afternoon dresses. Polka dot print fabric never crossed into evening wear but beaded dot patterns were certainly a common design element on Art Deco/ geometric inspired designs.
Most polka dots prints remained with sportier looks such as on blouses,skirts, and pajamas..."
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