Edwardian Fashion is an S-curve

The Edwardian era corresponds with the reign of King Edward VII of England, whose short-lived governance (1901-1910) preceded the modern House of Windsor in England. The "Edwardian" style broadly encompasses the years of 1901 through 1919. One author described the Edwardian era in the following vein: "The end of the century brought the dawning of a new age and a new attitude toward life. It was an era when social differences dissipated and the mores, customs, and expectations of the citizenry came together." The Edwardian era was a historical moment of tremendous technological and social change.

The wonders of the modern world, which had only sprang into being in the 1880s and 1890's, brought the first rewards of modern industrialization and mass-produced abundance. Americans during the Edwardian age experienced new-found wealth and indulged in cuisine, fashion, entertainment and travel as never before. Perhaps the Edwardian era was best captured in the Titanic, the grand ocean liner which embodied the human progress, opulence, and excesses of the time. The Edwardian era is aptly remembered as the "Gilded Age."

Women's dress followed a trend to emphasize the 'S' shape of a women, with her tummy tucked in and her posterior and bust emphasized. Corsets continued to be the primary means of support for a woman.

However, the corsets' reign began to come to an end in 1914 Mary Phelps Jacob patented the first modern brassiere.