AI Breathes New Life into the American Gibson Girl - Film

Mesmerizing parade of American women in 1904 film, clocking in to work at Westinghouse Electric factory in Pittsburgh. Personifying the ’Gibson Girl’ style in the early 1900s of shirtwaist blouses, long trumpet skirts and pompadour hairstyles. This is my final attempt at Ai enhancing this rare film fragment preserved by the Library of Congress. These women epitomize the Gibson Girl look - the American vernacular for Edwardian era fashion and the ideal feminine figure. The name was attributed to artist Charles Dana Gibson who’s pen-and-ink illustrations from the 1890s helped cement the chic look of corseted waists and pompadour hairstyles. This AI restored footage is a chance to see the real Edwardian era fashions of American working class women in color and 4k clarity. The trumpet skirts and blouses were the staple daily style for women nearly 120 years ago. The pompadour made a brief comeback during the 1940s. It’s also worth bearing in mind all these ladies wore corsets. I parti