Check Out a Complete Bridal Trousseau from 1901–1908

What's in a woman's wardrobe in the early 1900's?

This is just one source, and it’s not meant to be taken as the end all be all of what was in a woman’s closet, this is just an example of the kinds of things a middle class woman would own. Most women would have owned far less, and some women would have owned much more.

It was a really fun experiment to put this all together and see what it would have looked like! I struggled the most with the afternoon gowns and ultimately leaned on how the article described them and what I already had in my closet. Unfortunately, I do not own a complete set of garments from just one year, so these are all from a small time range of about 1901 (the walking suits)- 1908 (the afternoon gowns and wedding dress) with a few things in the middle like the reception gown which is listed as being from 1904. If this were a real bridal trousseau, the bride would have done her best to make sure all of the garments were up-to-date and stylish.