Is there a term for 1910-1919 era?

[Adoredvintage]

I know this may sound like a completely newbie question, but I never know how to describe clothing from the teens. Edwardian is before (1909-1910 right?) So what is a term that can be used to describe clothing in the teens? Titanic era?

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

Hello,

That is a great question, even for seasoned sellers. I cannot speak for others, but I usually see that period referred to by many sellers as 'Teens Era, or WWI Era. While both of those are OK, and common now, saying "Teens" can lead a person browsing your title description to think that the garment (or whatever) is for a Teenager. And WWI Era can also lead someone to think it is only from 1914-1918, or has some military influences. Some sellers still call anything from before 1920 "Edwardian", which leads to more confusion and is definitely not correct. The Edwardian Era was 1901 to 1911. People stretch that to 1912 or 1913 often times. Saying "Titanic Era" for the 1911-1920 clothing is not correct either, as styles changed so radically after 1914.

All I have done is confuse the issue!

I would be interested to see what others think or terms they use. I usually just give the date and that is that. But often we don't know the date, right? Right! I usually say 'Teens Era, but that is not specific so I add the date as close as I can determine. But a new term for that time period would be a good thing.

 

[retro ruth]

I have to admit I usually use Edwardian, even though I know it's not technically correct. Of course I add the approximate date as well if I can. I just don't know a better term - as you point out each term has it's problems. Early 20th Century covers all bases, but it's not really a searched term.

 

[Jonathan]

If I am referring to the decade I call it the 'tens', but when I discuss the era stylistically, I call the 1910-1914 era 'late Edwardian', and the remainder of the decade 1915-1919 WWI, even though he war started the summer of 1914 and ended in late fall 1918, because fashion didn't change significantly until spring 1915, and everything was still in a flux in 1919.