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Gibson Girls

Gibson Girls. What is a Gibson Girl ?.

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Gibson Girls

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  1. Gibson Girls

  2. What is a Gibson Girl ? • A Gibson Girl is the personification of a feminine ideal. A Gibson Girl was the first national standard for feminine beauty. Gibson’s fictional images were extremely popular. There was merchandising of table cloths, pillow covers, chair covers, umbrella stands, and more that bear her image.

  3. What does a Gibson Girl look like? • A Gibson Girl is all slender she has an exaggerated S curve torso shape by wearing a swan bill corset. • Her neck is thin and her hair is piled on top of her head.

  4. Where were the Gibson Girls seen ? • They were seen everywhere, in the streets, theatres, churches, and at work behind counters in the stores.

  5. Who was the most famous Gibson Girl? • The most famous Gibson Girl was Camille Clifford who wore long elegant gowns that wrapped around her body.

  6. Who was Camille Clifford? • Camille Clifford was Belgian born stage actress and the most the most famous model for Gibson Girls. She was born in Antwerp, Belgium.

  7. Who created the Gibson Girl? • Charles Dana Gibson created the Gibson Girls. he was born September 14th 1867. while in England he met a very famous writer. After his visit in England her returned to New York revitalized and truly reinvented himself with the “Gibson Girls”.

  8. How did Charles Dana Gibson become known? • His illustrations starting appearing in a number of magazines. He started appearing in comics. His drawings attracted instant attraction from the public. His images became popular appearing in all different types of places.

  9. Some of Gibson’s famous drawings ! Gibson Girls

  10. World War One Changes The Life Of The Gibson Girls! • By the outbreak of world war one, changing fashions caused the Gibson Girls to fall out of favor. Women of the world war one era favored a practical, more masculine suit, compatible with war work. Over the elegant dresses, bustle gowns, shirtwaist, and mini skirts.

  11. Sources • tp://en.wikhtipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Girl http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gibson.htm http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&q=gibson+girls&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=5160l10552l0l10747l20l20l0l19l0l0l189l189l0.1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=625&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=fEnvTsrBEYatgwf5oPiOCQ

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