The outfits worn by fashionable women of the 'Belle Époque' ( Belle Époque was one of the French eras ) these were strikingly similar to those worn in the heyday of the fashion pioneer Charles Worth. By the end of the 19th-century, the horizons of the fashion industry had generally 'broadened', partly due to the more stable and independent lifestyle many well-off women were beginning to adopt and the practical clothes they demanded. However, the fashions of the La Belle Époque still retained the elaborate, upholstered style of the 19th century. The changing of fashion was unthinkable so,the use of different trimmings was all that distinguished one season from the other.