The pouter pigeon Edwardian Era dress was donated to the museum in 1975. The highest importance of the desired style made popular from 1900 to 1910, was all about the wearer’s silhouette.

"I like to try to incorporate a little bit of Edwardian dress into my wardrobe every day." The ball, held Jan. 21, was themed the Iron Tonic, after a Gorey poetry collection about a melancholy ...

The exhibit features "lingerie dresses" made from light materials like cotton lawn and linen. Styles range from the modest Edwardian Era through the "flapper" looks of the Roaring Twenties.

As compared to Victorian styles, Edwardian fashion was looser and less restrictive. That's not to say that clothing was comfortable, though. Cora and her daughters would definitely have worn ...