Can somebody please give me a long description on Victorian costumes.
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Victorian era - 1837-1901; there were changes in fashion throughout the era. From the leg o'mutton sleeves, tiny waists and bell skirts of the first few year, the round crinoline came in in the middle years, then then front flattened out to leave a bustle at the back at the end of the era.
"The early Victorian era was characterized by bonnets instead of hats, ringlet curls and thinner, sometimes quite constricting, arms on ladies' dresses. The ultra-small waist was valued in this time period, and lots of bone was used to painfully constrict and reshape a woman's body into the fashions of the day.
The bell-shaped skirts of the 1830s gave way to much bigger skirts requiring many petticoats and crinoline to support. Evening dresses for upper class women began to bare the shoulders, and cashmere wraps were popular for warmth and to cover up some skin.
As the era progressed, princess-cut dresses became popular, and petticoats and crinoline began to give way to bustles. In the last 20 years or so of the Victorian era, slim-fitting dresses with trains were popular. There was also a "hard bustle" almost like a shelf on the back of the skirt.
Lines tended to get slimmer and more form-fitting as the era progressed, but then toward the end there was a resurgence of mutton sleeves and wider skirts as were seen in the beginning of the era.
Men's fashions did not change as dramatically over the years, but the aesthetic dress movement influenced a lot of artistic men like Oscar Wilde (women were influenced by this movement, too) to wear more natural, undyed clothing, often with embroidered embellishments. Velvet jackets, breeches or Turkish trousers and flowing robes were all the rage among this group."
http://costumes.lovetoknow.com/Victorian_Costumes
For a pretty good and detailed breakdown with pictures, try here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1830s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1840s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1850s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890s_in_fashion
Just a little further into the 20th century:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s_in_fashion
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Victorian era – 1837-1901; there were changes in fashion throughout the era. From the leg o’mutton sleeves, tiny waists and bell skirts of the first few year, the round crinoline came in in the middle years, then then front flattened out to leave a bustle at the back at the end of the era.
"The early Victorian era was characterized by bonnets instead of hats, ringlet curls and thinner, sometimes quite constricting, arms on ladies’ dresses. The ultra-small waist was valued in this time period, and lots of bone was used to painfully constrict and reshape a woman’s body into the fashions of the day.
The bell-shaped skirts of the 1830s gave way to much bigger skirts requiring many petticoats and crinoline to support. Evening dresses for upper class women began to bare the shoulders, and cashmere wraps were popular for warmth and to cover up some skin.
As the era progressed, princess-cut dresses became popular, and petticoats and crinoline began to give way to bustles. In the last 20 years or so of the Victorian era, slim-fitting dresses with trains were popular. There was also a "hard bustle" almost like a shelf on the back of the skirt.
Lines tended to get slimmer and more form-fitting as the era progressed, but then toward the end there was a resurgence of mutton sleeves and wider skirts as were seen in the beginning of the era.
Men’s fashions did not change as dramatically over the years, but the aesthetic dress movement influenced a lot of artistic men like Oscar Wilde (women were influenced by this movement, too) to wear more natural, undyed clothing, often with embroidered embellishments. Velvet jackets, breeches or Turkish trousers and flowing robes were all the rage among this group."
http://costumes.lovetoknow.com/Victorian_Costumes
For a pretty good and detailed breakdown with pictures, try here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1830s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1840s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1850s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880s_in_fashion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890s_in_fashion
Just a little further into the 20th century:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s_in_fashion
References :
http://www.fashion-era.com/the_victorian_era.htm
The Costumers’ Manifesto is also good, with a lot of links.
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