What Do Kids Wear in Victorian Costume?

There are several ways to choose costumes in victoiran style for kids. No matter you buy the costumes or do it yourself, the kids will definitely love it. You may be not sure about what kind of costumes could kids wear. So read on to be informed with two most popular costume ideas both for girls and boys.

Maid Costume for Girls
During the victorian period, the maids are necessary in a wealthy family. There are lots of things to do for them as daily duties. They often wear a dress in some plain colors. Usually it is a black, full-length dress with sleeves and a white collar. Over this was worn a large white apron. The overall appearance was should be very plain and simple.

Naughty Boy Costume
Boys in victorian period are kind of naughty to some extend. The boy characters in well known stories such like “Oliver Twist” are the best examples. And when applying this into the costumes, it may include a cap, vest, and woolen trousers. And a pair of lace-up boots will complete the naughty look.

Costume Inspiration from Gothic Victorian Dresses

With growing love of the costumes, the gothic victorian dresses become more and more popular for women who are fond of vintage clothing.

Classic Black Long Trumpet Sleeves Gothic Victorian Dress

Red Lace and Bow Gothic Victorian Dress

Gothic victorian dresses take design from both vintage victorian and alternative gothic elements. The victorian element is mainly lies in the silhouette of the dress. The clothing style in the victorian age is characterized by its splendid silhouette. The ball gown patten with luxuriant space on the sleeves is special. It shows the noble and prosper of the wearer. And gothic elements are revealed through its application of the colors. As the gothic is a dark style, the dresses are both dark and have a scared feel.
There are more and more theme parties or informal occasions for people to attend. And most of them require the attendants to dress up in its certain theme. The above gothic victorian dresses could be a good inspiration for you if you are looking for some vintage and dark costumes.

Accessorize Your Vintage Victorian Look

As the popularity grows in the vintage clothing, the victorian style dresses are favored by a lot of women. As we know the accessories play an equally important role in getting the perfect look. So in the following part, I would like to introduce you some basic accessories that women may use to match their dresses or complete their look.

During the victorian period, women were very aware of what kind of accessories they wear. Hand fans, gloves and parasols were the most favorite accessories.Gloves added a graceful touch to an outfit. Hats and bonnets were widely used to complete the look. Feathers, flowers, embellishments and pins were used in the decoration.
These accessories are popular in old times and also in nowadays for their vintage feel. If you have victorian dresses, it will be great to add some of these tones to fulfill your whole look.

Victorian Walking Suits for Men

Walking suits were very prevailing for men during the victorian period. Men had a favor to walk in leisure. And in nowadays, men do not wear this kind of clothes but more for costume use. The best walking costume for man is a suit of tweed, ordinary boots, gloves not too dark for the coat, a scarf with a pin in winter, or a small tie of one color in summer, a respectable black hat and a cane.

The inside shirt is good to be quite plain. The shirt collar should never have a color on it, but it may be turned down. The scarf, if simple and of modest colors, is perhaps the best thing worn round the neck; but if a necktie is preferred it should not be too long, nor tied in too stiff a manner.
The coat should be in a full and loose design and has a long tail in back. Coats, especially in the victorian period, had center front closure with button other than with zippers. Besides, the black was mostly applicable color.
When it comes to the pants, men usually wear a pair in brown or dark colors with plaided or stripped design. Though the black pants are formal, most men in victorian period did not like this kind of pants.