Victorian Fashion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780747815082)

The sweeping crinolines, corsets, bustles, bonnets, and parasols of Victorian Britain are indispensable to our period dramas, and their influences can still be seen within burlesque and steampunk fashions. This is no surprise, as nineteenth-century clothing was so wide-ranging and decorative. We might unfairly think gentlemen's costume to be rather plain and uniform, but this is more by contrast to the overwhelming ostentation, luxury fabrics, fine accessories, and constantly evolving silhouettes of ladies' fashion. This colorful introduction to what the Victorians wore describes the vibrant, fancy materials and lace edging at one end of the spectrum, and the tightlaced sobriety of mourning apparel at the other. It examines both high fashion imports from Paris and more modest everyday wear, evening costume, bridal styles, children's clothes and sportswear, and explores the social and cultural backdrop to clothing in Britain's great age of industry and empire.

Author: Jayne Shrimpton
ISBN-10: 0747815089
ISBN-13: 9780747815082
Publisher: Shire Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/22/2016
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.50d