| A | B |
| 19000-1909 | THE DRESSES HAD A S-SHAPED OUTLINE |
| 1910-1919 | THE BODICE WAS HIGH AND ROUNDED |
| 1920-1929 | SHAPELESS DRESS WITH LOWER WAIST LINE |
| 1930-1939 | TIES AND SCARVES BECAME VERY POPULAR |
| 1940-1949 | SQUARE SHOULDERS AND SHORT SKIRTS |
| 1950-1959 | DRESSES BECAME MORE CURVACIOUS |
| 1960-1969 | MORE WILD PRINT, AND EASY SHIFT SHAPE |
| 1970-1979 | FLARED DRESSES |
| 1980-1989 | WIDE LENGTH SHOULDERS AND TAYLORED JACKETS |
| 1990-1999 | MODERATION OF STYLES FROM THE PAST |