In 1900, the United States was at a crossroads. The Gilded Age had ended and the nation was looking to the possibilities of a new century. American fashion styles had blossomed after the Civil War and the variety of clothing in 1900 reflected the years of evolution and change in a burgeoning fashion industry.
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Clothing For Women
• Clothing for women in the United States at the turn of the century represented the dynamic changes that were happening across the nation. Corsets, chemises, fashionable hats and dresses and petticoats provided the styles and "S" shaped silhouettes women desired. The ribs of corsets were usually made of metal or whalebone and the ribbons and seams of the corsets were covered by cotton. A chemise is a type of undershirt and it had a slip which was sewn to the drawers. Gowns and dresses began to lose the bell shape seen during the Victorian era and skirts became slimmer. Bustles, a framework worn on the back of the dress, extended the back of the dress and made the woman's waist appear smaller. Women wore walking skirts whose wide base allowed them to ride bicycles. Shirtwaists were linen blouses often paired with leather belts and a skirt. Machines embroidered patterns into shirtwaists to distinguish them from men's shirts. Hats were necessary pieces of the well-dressed woman's wardrobe. Hats ranged in size from small decorative pieces which covered a portion of the woman's head and large hats decorated with feathers or flowers.

Clothing for Men
• Clothing for men at the turn of the century reflected the the changes in tailoring and fashion after the Gilded Age. Undershirts were made of silk, wool or cotton and could be designed with short sleeves or long sleeves. Underwear was usually one piece with drawers and undershirts sewn together. Over long length drawers men wore stockings, which were held up by garters, thin bands of fabric that wrapped around the leg. Men wore trousers, held up with suspenders or belts, stiff-collared shirts, vests, ties, a double-breasted jacket and a hat. Trousers were long or short and the fabric was made of wool, cotton or linen depending on the weather and occasion. Some men's shirts had cuffs and collars sewn to the shirt, but many had separate collars and cuffs that attached to the shirt by studs. Men's hats were necessary for various social occasions and varied from formal top hats and bowler hats to informal straw boater hats.

Clothing for Children
• In 1900, boys and girls both wore cotton dresses from birth to around the time they turned five. When girls got older, they wore dresses that were longer depending on their age. The hem of a girl's dress would be to her knees when she was six, to her ankles when she turned 16 and to the floor when she was an adult. During the day, girls wore stockings made of cotton or silk, dresses and a corset to provide girls with better posture. Unlike corsets for adult women, corsets for girls were white instead of a variety of colors. Boys wore short trousers and longer pants around the time they turned 12. Boys also wore shirts with and without attachable collars. Boys and girls wore hats for style and to prevent suntans. For warm weather, boys and girls wore straw boaters. Girls' hats were often decorated with feathers or bows.
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