As the current stage of the fashion begins to follow the styles of the past, the study on the past costume is getting more importance, and as the methodology of the study the accurately approached study through the rehabilitation of the past costume i...
As the current stage of the fashion begins to follow the styles of the past, the study on the past costume is getting more importance, and as the methodology of the study the accurately approached study through the rehabilitation of the past costume is more needed than the simple rearrangement of the historical documents. By this methodology, this study can be positioned as a re-creation activity. The results of the study are as follows. 1) Style : The S-line silhouette remains because of the straight silhouette or the blossom style bodice. This dress has various types of silhouette, but generally it forms one silhouette, and is one-piece. 2) Color and Material : The material varies while the color is divided as the main color of ivory and the stress color of brown. This shows not only that the material has been varied, but also that they tried to reduce the monotony. 3) Pattern and Sewing : The simple external figure and the internal figure inherited from the previous stage typically shows the movement to the simplicity of the contemporary, and the number of patterns is plenty and the sewing method is also complex. 4) Detail : To overcome the simplicity of the style, and to show the characteristics of the afternoon dress, the skunk fur, the net, the sash, and the bow are used. 5) Structural Characteristics : The front opening, the back opening, and the side opening coexists in one-pieced dress, and this forms unique structure and complex fastening device. The ribbon tape and casing not only finish the seam, but also fix the shape of the dress. Synthetically, the 1913∼14 afternoon dress has the characteristics of transitional stage in which the characteristics of the costume of 1910s and the remnants of the characteristics of the previous costume style, and shows the characteristics of afternoon dress well in terms of the material, the structure, and the detail.