The page states that early Edwardian 1900s fashion colors favored cheerful pastels and bright feminine hues. It lists the prettiest garments as ivory, pastel blue, light blue, pink, rose, pale beige, and silver-grey, and says that lighter lilac purple and mauve were fashionable for day and evening gowns.

The exhibit text for "1900's Fashion" notes: "The color palette of the decade consisted of soft pastels. Delicate shades of lilac, rose, ivory and white were a must in every woman’s closet." This is presented specifically as a description of women’s fashion in the 1900s.

Edwardian fashion turned to lighter, blousier styles. Lingerie dresses in pale, sheer colours were trimmed with handmade lace and painstaking embroidery, often inspired by Art Nouveau’s botanical forms.

The article says that, in the early 1900s, the fashion palette was light and soft, with muted tints and soft, faded effects being preferred. It quotes a source describing early 1900s fashion as favoring light, soft colours.

The article says that, during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, pastel pinks, yellows, blues, and greens emerged as fashionable in women’s wear.

For a brief period at the turn of the century, fashions reverted to the overly feminine: pastel colors and the languid silhouette of the “S”-bend corset.

The page says that women’s clothing in the Edwardian era used a mix of colors, but softer, muted pastel shades became more popular, including creams, ivories, pale blues, soft pinks, and delicate greens.

Edwardian evening dress colors generally favored light pastels — rose pink, mauve, sky blue, lilac, yellow, teal, or peach — with white or ivory trim.

The article says that white and pastels were among the favorite colors in early 1900s Parisian couture, although bold contrasts also appeared in some images.

The page says that the early 1900s saw a rise in cheerful pastel colored gowns, which later gave way to bright jewel tones for evenings.

In a fashion history video segment on 1900–1910, the narrator describes the color palette: "it was very soft very feminine lilac was one of the big colors... soft dusty rose pink ivory very feminine colors very soft pastels the dominant high fashioned look." The video presents these as typical high-fashion women’s colors for the decade.

The page says that girls in the early 1900s wore dresses or skirts and blouses, and that colors were usually light pastels; it adds that whites, creams, and pastel shades were all popular colors.

Early 1900s loved ivory, blush, lavender, powder blue, and moss green. By 1910, deeper jewel tones emerged, inspired by Art Nouveau and Orientalism.

The page says that the early 1900s were the era of the Edwardian style and that fashion was about luxury and formality, providing context for why light, decorative fabrics and pale colors were common.

A color-history article explains that in the early 1900s, with synthetic dyes becoming common, elites developed a preference for pale hues: "According to the Museum at FIT, the popularization of bright, synthetic dyes caused the elite to develop a taste for pale pastels." It connects this to how pink and similar light colors were worn in fashion during the period.

Pastel colors like pale pink, lavender, and baby blue were also popular. Dresses were often tied with contrast satin sashes in pastel pink, blue, lemon or mauve.

White and pastel colors are still fashionable, but also bright green or bright red.

An article on historical gown colors (addressing early-20th-century appropriate hues) lists as "allowed" colors: "ivory, rose, yellow (canary or daffodil), peach, lavender, lilac, apple green, blue, drab, puce." It then notes: "The most popular colours among these were ivory, canary, rose, and lilac. Regardless of the colour… the tint would be a light pastel, never ever dark."

In winter, warm colors should be worn, such as warm shades of brown, red, dark blue and grey.

An overview of the evolution of fashion in the 1900s notes that deep colors like maroon and plum were widely worn, "as were pastel colours and geometric patterns" in the later 1910s, indicating that pastel tones remained a recognized part of women’s color choices alongside darker shades.

The page says that the French designer Doucet specialised in superimposing pastel colors, and that his dresses suggested soft, shimmering effects associated with light pastel tones.

A blog post on vintage color trends for the 1900s–1970s characterizes the early 1900s (Belle Époque / Art Nouveau) palette as nature-inspired and somewhat muted by modern standards. It lists dominant colors such as "Yolk Yellow, Chinese Violet, Cadmium Green, Juniper, Sepia, Rich Gold" for the era, suggesting both soft and richer hues coexisted in fashion at the time.

Common colors for Edwardian women’s day-wear were combination two-tone affairs of pale tops and dark skirts. These styles, though in highly colorful pastel shades and lots of applique detail, remained fairly conservative during the 1900s.

Discussing Victorian fashion but spanning into later tastes for purple tones, the article notes that fabrics came in "shades ranging from pale, delicate lilac to rich, deep plum" and that such colors were suitable for day dresses, visiting dresses, riding habits, and evening gowns. It also mentions women’s boots in lighter shades such as mauve, lavender, and lilac, showing lilac and related pastels as established fashion colors by the turn of the century.

A blog on historical color trends in fashion notes: "Despite hazards, synthetic colors became ubiquitous by the early 1900s, making bold colors affordable for the masses." It later remarks that in 1912, violet and mauve became especially fashionable, and designers like Paul Poiret dressed models in lilac tunics, indicating purple and lilac tones in women’s fashion in the early 1910s.

A school history piece on 1907 fashion describes the couture evening dress "Josephine" made from ivory silk satin, and notes that evening dresses were made from rich fabrics "in soft tones like ivory, lilac, and pale blue." This is presented as characteristic of fashionable women’s evening wear around 1907.