This Is What People In 1893 Imagined We Would Be Wearing In The Future

Spoiler: Apparently they thought everyone was going to be dressed in Ren Faire steampunk drag.

1900-1920s

1900-1920s

Well, I guess not too far off the mark for the turn of the century. But these fashions look a bit like a community theater production of My Fair Lady.

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1920s

1920s

The Roaring Twenties looks more like the "Roaring Bloomers."

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1930s

1930s

Hmmmm... maybe they thought people in the '30s would be into Little Bo Peep fashions?

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