Clothing style

By: House of Worth

Date: 1918

Source: "YWCA Overseas Uniform." 1918. From the Costume Collection, House of Worth, Museum of the City of New York. Available online at http://www.mcny.org/Collections/costume/worth/costume29.jpg; website home page: http://www.mcny.org/ (accessed May 19, 2003).

About the Organization: The House of Worth was established by Charles Worth (1825–1895), a noted fashion designer, in the late nineteenth century in Paris. When Worth died, his son Jean took over the business, which was still in operation in 2003. The House of Worth is known primarily for elegant gowns and dresses, but it designed this World War I YWCA uniform as a way of contributing to the war effort.

Introduction

Women wore uniforms for many...