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A rainy daisy is a style of walking skirt worn during the " Gay Nineties" (1890–1900). The skirts were trimmed to be 2–3 inches off the ground and were worn by members of the Rainy Day Club. [1] [2] They were so-called because their shorter length meant that, by not trailing and soaking up water, they were easier to keep dry in wet weather. [3] An alternative source for the name suggests that they were called after Daisy Miller, the eponymous heroine of the 1878 novella by Henry James. [4]
At their shortest, the skirts could measure six inches off the ground, which was seen as a bold statement of independence on the part of its wearers. [5] Rainy daisy skirts influenced the development in fashion of shorter and slimmer skirts from 1908 onwards. [3] Sometimes the skirts were called "golf skirts" or "walking skirts" as they were practical for sporting pursuits and walking through crowds in urban environments. [3]
References
- ^ Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 246. ISBN 9780810877856.
- ^ Staff writer (29 January 1905). "Rainy Day Club and a New Phase of the Short Skirt Question". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Hill, Daniel Delis (2007). As seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising (1st pbk. print. ed.). Lubbock, Tex.: Texas Tech University Press. pp. 23–25. ISBN 9780896726161.
- ^ Olson, Sidney (1997). Young Henry Ford: A Picture History of the First Forty Years. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780814312247.
- ^ Fields, Armond (2003). Sophie Tucker: First Lady of Show Business. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 2. ISBN 9780786415779.
A rainy daisy is a style of walking skirt worn during the " Gay Nineties" (1890–1900). The skirts were trimmed to be 2–3 inches off the ground and were worn by members of the Rainy Day Club. [1] [2] They were so-called because their shorter length meant that, by not trailing and soaking up water, they were easier to keep dry in wet weather. [3] An alternative source for the name suggests that they were called after Daisy Miller, the eponymous heroine of the 1878 novella by Henry James. [4]
At their shortest, the skirts could measure six inches off the ground, which was seen as a bold statement of independence on the part of its wearers. [5] Rainy daisy skirts influenced the development in fashion of shorter and slimmer skirts from 1908 onwards. [3] Sometimes the skirts were called "golf skirts" or "walking skirts" as they were practical for sporting pursuits and walking through crowds in urban environments. [3]
References
- ^ Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 246. ISBN 9780810877856.
- ^ Staff writer (29 January 1905). "Rainy Day Club and a New Phase of the Short Skirt Question". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Hill, Daniel Delis (2007). As seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising (1st pbk. print. ed.). Lubbock, Tex.: Texas Tech University Press. pp. 23–25. ISBN 9780896726161.
- ^ Olson, Sidney (1997). Young Henry Ford: A Picture History of the First Forty Years. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780814312247.
- ^ Fields, Armond (2003). Sophie Tucker: First Lady of Show Business. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 2. ISBN 9780786415779.