V ictorian Era Fashions

1. Victorian Era Fashions Unit 2 Chapter 4 lesson 1 SavanahMunzar

2. Aesthetic Aesthetic dressing was a protest against bustles and corsets. In the history of fashion not very many people wore it, even though it spread to middle class people. Mostly the people who wore this style were artistic and literary people. Aesthetic clothing was made of wool, velvet or Liberty silk. The Aesthetic style was taken from medieval or Renaissance clothing, with the large sleeves. The material was loose and comfortable, for every woman who wore it. The average aesthetic lady had long red hair, dyed by henna, green eyes and wore shoes with no heels. “Large sleeves were taken from the style of the Medieval and Renaissance clothing” from 1870-80

3. Rational Rational clothing was mainly for the female political of the French Revolution. Women were wearing trousers, for many people believed women should dress in dresses and look elegant. The bloomers never really made a fashion statement until after Mrs. Bloomer, the creator of the bloomers, passed away. After her death bloomers were being used as suitable cycling wear. Rational dress and skirt were popular for younger ladies who wanted to be taken seriously. This garment was warm, easily produced, strong and hard wearing. This made it the perfect outfit for women who work in department stores or as office workers. These ladies are wearing they’re cycling outfits which consist of trousers.

4. Christening and Mourning Christening robes in the 18th century were made of embroidered silk or satin. In the 19th century white fine cotton or linens were a pleasant garment of choice. These dresses were worn for the birth of their children. Once the dress was used, the same robe would be packed up and used again, every time a new baby was to be born. If the gown was made well enough it would be passed down generation after generation. Every robe was a beautiful garment with lots of detail and came with a small cap. Mourning dresses were worn and these dresses had to be fashionable. When more than one death occurred, mourning dresses would be worn for many years non stop. By the time they could wear their normal clothes, their clothes would be out of fashion so they would have to alter or give away most of it. The fabric of the dresses were dull and stiff textured and mostly colored black, but the widows cap was always white. Black was the most common used color for the deepest mourning.

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