The Belle Époque begins in the late 19th century and ends with the outbreak of World War I. Belle Époque is considered as the Golden Age by the upper class. During this relatively peaceful period, with the development of capitalism and the industrial revolution, the science and technology change along with each day, European culture, art and lifestyle get mature. Belle Époque overlaps with the late Victorian era and the Edwardian era in Britain. It is also a period when society, economy, technology and art prospered in modern French history, and it gave birth to high fashion centered on romanticism and dandyism.
The Belle Époque begins in the late 19th century and ends with the outbreak of World War I. Belle Époque is considered as the Golden Age by the upper class. During this relatively peaceful period, with the development of capitalism and the industrial revolution, the science and technology change along with each day, European culture, art and lifestyle get mature. Belle Époque overlaps with the late Victorian era and the Edwardian era in Britain. It is also a period when society, economy, technology and art prospered in modern French history, and it gave birth to high fashion centered on romanticism and dandyism.