How Impressive Was Victorian Fashion

Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s. The period saw many changes in fashion, including changes in styles, fashion technology, and methods of distribution. Here are dresses, capes, boots, and more which show how impressive was victorian fashion.

Evening dress by Girolamo Giuseffi, 1912. Indianapolis Museum of Art.

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Blouse, 1907. FIDM Museum.

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Evening dress, 1850-55. France. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Corset, 1880. Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti.

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Boots, 1890s. Bata Shoe Museum.

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Mitts, 1830s. Kyoto Costume Institute.

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Evening cape by Emile Pingat, 1890s. Whitaker Auctions.

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Riding jacket by Morin Blossier, 1902. The MET.

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Hat, 1820s. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Evening dress, 1810. England. Victoria & Albert Museum.

Victorian fashion

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