Fashion for Women During Victorian Era

Whenever people talk about the vintage clothes, the victorian style will always the first one to come to the mind. The most representative picture is a woman wearing a long dress of silk and organdy and holding a parasol.

During the victorian period, clothes were not only intended to look attractive, but were cut in detail to form a classic silhouette. In the early period, women love to form the full figure which could be achieved through the ball gowns. In the later period, women favor hour glass figure and the silhouette becomes more fitted.

Other than the dresses, there are still some clothes women may wear under the dress. Those dresses and stockings were cut in different styles to flaunt the figure in a modest way. The undergarments/corsets usually had whale bones to give the desired shape to the dress.
Victorian style is one most well known for its vintage feel. And the above I mentioned and the pictures posted are the most representative victorian fashion during that period.

History of Victorian and Edwardian Fashion

The Victorian age and the Edwardian age are the most well known eras in British culture. The two ages swept swept the entire Western world and are named for the successive ruling Queen Victoria and King Edward.

Since the Victorian age spans a much longer time period than does the Edwardian age, the fashions of both are very similar and are usually related together. The Victorian fashion in an overall sense was prudery and proper etiquette. Women wore clothes that revealed their social status of whether being wealthy or working class. For the women who got higher status, they would dress specifically for every occasion, including morning, afternoon, and evening. And each one were different from the other. Men were also expected to follow similar rules of propriety, allowing for their staunch suits and accompanying derby or top hats.

Other than the victorian style clothing, the Edwardian was another big success in the history of clothing. Many changes took place for women’s dress throughout the period and into the Edwardian age. Men’s fashions, on the other hand, changed little. This can be accounted for by the fact that women’s social statuses were changing, so their clothing changed along with them.
The clothing fashion in the victorian and edwardian period were incomparable. It has its own style and design and left great influence to the clothing fashion after them.