15 November 2010

Ladies' dresses, 1910

From the Sears, Roebuck catalogue for that year.  Click for bigger to see the prices.

Found at Edwardian Era.

2 comments:

  1. Hm. So a little research shows that the average daily wage in 1910 was $3. The average daily wage for 2009 is $162. (Assuming 250 work days per year.) The dresses in the ad are about 2/3 to 1 day's wages. In proportion to modern income, that'd be roughly $108 to $160 for a dress. Which actually sounds about right for a good quality dress. Interesting.

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  2. It has been said that generation after generation, a good man's suit costs one ounce of gold.

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