Was this a real dress/hat/outfit in 1918? illustration of the Slinker-Slouch

[Pinkcoke]

I found this large copy of sheet music and just had to buy it - for the name, for the 'lazy foxtrot' and the cover design.
I've been researching the composer Dorothy Forster, who was one of only about 5 British females composing and recording works of music in this period in Britain, unusually under her own name, and the history of the 'Slinker-slouch' which turns out to be a sort of posture/pose artfully displayed on the cover here, said to be a fad or fashion to go hand in hand with certain clothing of the period and a desire to look a certain way (childlike was mentioned).
What I wanted to ask you is if the outfit this lady is wearing was really based on any kind of dress/hat from that period or is it a totally fanciful creation drawn only to over-emphasize the posture?

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Yes and no - the coat looks like a cocoon evening coat, probably with something frilly underneath and the shoes look period correct too but the hat has been exaggerated. Hopefully Barbara will pop by but my guess is that a bit of license has been taken there, the real hat was probably that style but a smaller proportion so she could get through doors without getting stuck.

Nicole

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

That is really wonderful sheet music!

I agree with Nicole, that hat is quite exaggerated. Large brims were worn of course, but that one outdoes even the biggest I have seen! From the scale of her body it would be over 3 feet wide.

For that style outfit, a proper hat would be more tall and narrow, perhaps with a tall spikey trim or feather, or perhaps a turban.

Very neat graphics.

B