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Early 2000s Chunky Highlights (Revised)

It occurred to me that I never updated my chunky highlights to include the 6 swatches EA added after I posted it. So here's the updated version, including modifications to some of the existing swatches and a new thumbnail. This file has the same name as the old one, so if you have that in your game, you should replace it with this one.

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1870s Lookbook

Transitioning from the 1860s to the 1870s, the volume in skirts shifted to the back: the hoop skirt was out, and the bustle was IN! This trend lasted in different forms for the next 20 or so years. This era was also when sideburns reached their cultural peak, having been popularized by Union general Ambrose Burnside a decade earlier during the American Civil War. After the 70's, we also see earrings go out of fashion as upper-class society began to view piercing as a vulgar practice.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hat, hair, earrings, necklace, dress Look 2: hat, glasses, pipe, mustache, top, pants, shoes Look 3: hat, hair, dress, gloves Look 4: hat, hair, earrings, necklace, dress Look 5: hat, hair, gloves, dress Look 6: hair, hair bow, necklace, gloves, dress, earrings (GT) Look 7: hat, hair, earrings, dress Look 8: top, pants, shoes, hat and hair (bg), facial hair (CL), Look 9: hat, facial hair, top, pants, gloves, cane, shoes Look 10: hat, hair, earrings, necklace, dress Look 11: hat, facial hair, top, pants, shoes Look 12: hair, hair flower, earrings, necklace, dress, gloves

Pt 1: Research and Photo References

I have been working on and off on my Sims 4 decades lookbooks for the past 6 years now, so I figured I'd share some of my favorite resources for learning about fashion history. In the age of AI, it is increasingly important that we know where we are getting our info from. I've been seeing more AI-generated "historical" images crop up from Google searches, so here are some online resources that I trust:

Fashion History Timeline: My favorite source for learning about fashion history. Published by the Fashion Institute of Technology, this site features scholarly articles for each decade from the 1400s to the 2010s, along with articles for numerous cultures across the ancient world and the Middle Ages. Cites all sources and photos, features men's, women's, and children's attire, and includes diversity and historical context!

The works of Ruth Turner Wilcox: Her illustrated books on fashion history are fantastic and available online with a free Internet Archive account. My favorites are The Mode in Hats and Headdresses, The Mode in Costume, and Five Centuries of American Costume. She covers nearly all of fashion history, up until the time of the books' publication in the 40s-60s. Her writing goes into meticulous detail, and her illustration style rocks.

The Met Costume Institute: The Costume Institute has an expansive collection of fashion plates from 1700 to 1955, which they have sorted into collections based on the year, along with other sub-categories. Includes clothes for men, women, and children, as well as theatrical costumes.

Bloshka: A visual compendium for basically all of fashion history, from ancient times to modern day. They have timelines for every decade from the 1800s to the 1990s, as well as visual infographics for the Middle Ages through the 18th century. Includes both men's and women's fashion. Good for visual reference and inspiration, but they don't cite the source of their images, so best used in conjunction with other resources.

Vintage Dancer: Primarily a site for how to put together historical costumes, they also have a bunch of fashion history guides for both men and women for each decade of the 1900s, along with some Victorian era stuff as well. One particular strength of this website is its articles featuring photos of African American fashion and culture from the early 20th century.

Gentleman's Gazette: Men's style website that also has articles on historical fashion, primarily from the late 19th and 20th centuries. Their What Men Really Wore series is particularly good and very in-depth. Since the changes in men's fashion over the last 200 years have been slower and more subtle than women's, I wanted to include a source that specializes in it. The search function on their website appears to be broken, so I recommend googling "Gentlemen's Gazette + topic" to find articles on specific eras.

1880s Lookbook

The 1880s were a continuation of the era of bustles that had started a decade earlier. There were two prominent silhouettes at this time. The first was a dress without a horizontal waist seam, which hugged the body with a much smaller bustle in the first half of the decade. This was followed by a rigid, shelf-like bustle, which began developing around 1983.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hair, hair accessory, necklace, dress Look 2: hat, facial hair, top, pants, shoes, gloves, cane Look 3: hat, hair, top, skirt, shoes Look 4: hat, hair, dress Look 5: hair, top, pants, shoes, socks (bg) Look 6: hair, hair accessory, necklace, top, skirt, gloves Look 7: hat, hair, shawl, dress Look 8: hat, hair, mustache, outfit, shoes Look 9: hat, hair, bow, top, skirt, shoes, gloves Look 10: flower crown, hair, necklace, dress, gloves Look 11: hat, facial hair, top, shoes, gloves, cane, pants (bg) Look 12: hat, hair, dress, gloves

Special thanks to @chere-indolente, you are the absolute queen of the 1880s.

1890s Lookbook

The 1890s were a transition decade: between the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The bustles of the past two decades collapsed into a bell-shaped skirt, and the decade's distinctive "leg of mutton" sleeves became popular. Women also enjoyed newfound independence, with the number of women employed outside the home doubling.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hat, suit, shoes Look 2: hat, hair, shoulder pads, dress, shoes, gloves (bg) Look 3: hat, monocle, beard, suit, cane, shoes (bg) Look 4: hat, hair, dress, gloves Look 5: hair accessory, hair, necklace, dress, gloves Look 6: hat, hair, dress, gloves (bg) Look 7: hair, dress Look 8: mustache, coat, shoes, hat and hair (bg) Look 9: hair, dress Look 10: hat, suit, shoes Look 11: hair, top, skirt, shoes Look 12: hat, hair, top, skirt, shoes

1900s Lookbook

The Edwardian Era is marked by the death of Queen Victoria in England in 1901 and the start of the short 10-year reign of King Edward VII. Silhouettes did not change substantially from the previous decade, as the invention of the "health corset" in the 1880s pushed the bust forward and the hips back to decrease pressure on the abdomen, creating the S-shape and pigeon bust associated with the Gibson Girl. Dresses were usually separates as opposed to being one piece. One popular style of this decade was the lacy white "lingerie" dress.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hat, tuxedo, shoes, cane Look 2: hat, hair, dress, gloves Look 3: hat, hair, top, skirt Look 4: hair, dress Look 5: hat, hair, dress, shoes Look 6: hair, dress Look 7: hat, glasses, coat, pants, shoes (bg) Look 8: hat, hair, top, skirt Look 9: hair, necklace, dress, gloves Look 10: hat, mustache, outfit, shoes (bg) Look 11: hat, hair, shirt, skirt Look 12: suit, hair and shoes (bg)

1910s Lookbook

The sinking of the Titanic, WWI, the Spanish flu pandemic, it's the 1910s! Throughout the decade, the classic Edwardian S-curve silhouette gradually faded away. In its wake came a revival of the empire waist, and "hobble skirts" which tapered in at the bottom and were difficult to walk in. As is the case during wartime, the "war to end all wars" caused fashion to become simpler and more utilitarian. This simplicity persisted after the war, eventually giving rise to the flapper silhouette of the 20s.

Check out my other lookbooks: 2010s, 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 1920s, 1900s

Look 1: hat, hair, necklace, dress, shoes Look 2: hat, suit, hair and shoes (bg) Look 3: hair, necklace, dress, shoes, earrings and gloves (bg) Look 4: hat, shirt, pants, pipe, hair and shoes (bg) Look 5: hat, hair, dress, shoes Look 6: hat, hair, dress, gloves, shoes Look 7: hat, suit, shoes, hair (bg) Look 8: hat, hair, suit, shoes Look 9: hat, suit, cane, hair and shoes (bg) Look 10: hair, earrings, necklace, dress, gloves (bg) Look 11: hair, earrings, dress, shoes Look 12: hat, hair, dress, gloves, shoes

Side Button Boots

I needed some boots with a period-appropriate heel shape for my Victorian and Edwardian Sims, so I made this recolor of the shoes from this set by @satterlly.

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Yearbook pictures through the decades! Inspired by this posepack by @someone-elsa.

1920s Lookbook

As the world emerged from WWI, fashion went in a new direction, with an emphasis on simplicity and straight lines. From this emerged the boyish dropped waist silhouette, which has become synonymous with the decade. This look was embraced by the flappers, feminist women who engaged in "unladylike" behaviors like partying and voting. Their political beliefs were also reflected in their dress: wearing androgynous silhouettes and chopping off their hair. Hemlines also shrank from floor-length dresses to just below the knee. This was both a political statement and a practical choice; as women became more active in society, shorter skirts allowed for an increased range of movement.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hair, makeup, earrings, necklace, dress, tights, shoes Look 2: hat, coat, cane, shoes Look 3: hat, hair, makeup, necklace, dress, acc coat, gloves, shoes Look 4: hat, hair, earrings (bg), makeup, dress, tights, shoes Look 5: hat, outfit, hair and shoes (bg) Look 6: hair, makeup, necklace, earrings, dress, shoes Look 7: hair, makeup, necklace (bg), dress, tights, shoes Look 8: hat, top, hair, pants, and shoes (bg) Look 9: hair, makeup, necklace, earrings, dress, tights, shoes Look 10: hat, hair, necklace, ring (bg), coat, tights, shoes Look 11: hair, outfit, shoes Look 12: hat, hair, makeup, dress, tights, shoes The background was made from the Bioshock Deco Set by @doctorsimcraft, @surely-sims, and @lumenniveus

Special thanks to @happylifesims, your 1920s clothes are a pillar of my cc folder.

Check out all the other awesome cc creators: @historicalsimslife, @sims4sue, @vroshii, @needleworkreve, @helgatisha, @standardheld, @blahberry-pancake, @emmastillsims, @pralinesims, @philosimy, @waxesnostalgic, @coloresurbanos, @madlensims, @simthing-clever, @javitrulovesims, @theslyd, @simduction, @nords-sims, @thesimsis4gays, @saurusness, @simadelics, @renorasims @gilded-ghosts

1930s Loookbook

After the roaring 20s, fashion became more conservative in the 1930s, with hair and hemlines getting longer again. The era was defined by the great depression, after the stock market crashed in 1929, and lasted through almost the whole decade. Many families during this time began making dresses from flour sacks, and so companies began printing textiles on the sacks for extra reusability. Despite the decade's widespread poverty, fashion themes of femininity and elegance prevailed, inspired by Hollywood stars like Joan Crawford.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hat, hair, coat, tights, shoes Look 2: hat, suit, shoes Look 3: hat, hair, coat, gloves (bg), tights, shoes Look 4: hair, necklace, dress, shoes Look 5: hair, earrings, dress, tights, shoes Look 6: hair, necklace (bg), dress Look 7: hair, glasses (bg), outfit, shoes Look 8: hair, dress, tights, shoes Look 9: hair (bg), top, pants, shoes Look 10: hat, hair, earrings (bg), necklace (cottage living), dress, gloves (bg), tights, shoes Look 11: hair, earrings (bg), outfit, tights, shoes Look 12: hair, outfit, socks (bg), shoes

Meet the Models: Serenity

Serenity Larson (she/her)

Serenity is an ambitious law student and a voracious reader. In her free time she enjoys creative writing, although she vows no one will ever see what she writes. She claims to have never lost an argument and consumes frightening amounts of caffeine.

Likes: coffee, good books, debate, true crime

Meet the Models: Leon

Leon Williams (he/him)

Leon is a free spirit who loves skating and is a bit of a flirt. As an aspiring musician, Leon dreams of making it big. However until that happens he’ll continue working his barista job to make ends meet. If you meet him at a party he’ll probably show you his Spotify.

Likes: Playing guitar and singing, the color red, skating, video games

Meet the Models: Marielle

Marielle Weinberg (she/her)

Aspiring artist Marielle is overflowing with creativity and positive energy. She loves rainy days, when she can cook herself a warm meal, and curl up on the couch with her cat to spend the day reading a book or drawing in her sketchbook.

Likes: cooking, art, overcast weather, cats, her friends

1940s Lookbook

Fedoras, trench coats, Hollywood glamour, and American patriotism, it’s the 1940s! WWII had a huge effect on the fashion of the 40s. Rationing meant people were encouraged to wear utilitarian garments with less fabric. Wide-legged high-waisted pants were popular on men and women, as the war necessitated more women to enter the workforce, often working in factories.

Check out my other decades lookbooks here

Look 1: hat, hair, earrings, outfit, tights, gloves, shoes

Look 2: hair, earrings, dress, ring, tights, nails, shoes

Look 3: hair, top, pants, shoes, mustache and watch (basegame)

Look 4: hair, earrings, dress, tights, nails (basegame), shoes

Look 5: hair, glasses, shirt, undershirt, pants, watch and shoes (basegame)

Look 6: hair, dress, tights, shoes

Look 7: hair, bandana, earrings, necklace, shirt, pants, shoes

Look 8: hair, earrings, dress, tights, shoes, necklace, and nails (basegame)

Look 9: hair, earrings, necklace, dress, gloves (basegame), shoes

Look 10: hat, hair, suit, shoes

Look 11: hair, earrings, necklace, shirt, skirt, tights, nails, shoes

Look 12: hat, hair (basegame), outfit, shoes