1910s or 1920s outfit?

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

Thank you, Karin, my suit looks very similar to those shown in your 1915 magazine, I'm especially interested to see the same type of cuff treatment.

I'm still researching this garment and it's been fun. I've now gotten quite interested in the history of the women's suffrage movement, something about which I knew very little. I have discovered that golden yellow was the official color of many suffrage organizations in the USA, including the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and sashes of purple, white, and yellow were sometimes worn. These colors differ from the purple, white, and green that was used in the UK.

Some very good reading: http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/votesforwomen/exhibit_text.html

I like to imagine that my suit's color was chosen by a "modern" woman who wanted to display her support of the suffrage movement.

 

[Pinkcoke]

It's funny you should say that - the first time I read this thread I immediately thought of Mrs Banks from Mary Poppins. She wears a bright yellow dress at home, and a blue and yellow outfit with her Suffragette sash, but when I looked up the costumes they were a lot fussier than I remember!