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| 1864 Ladies Fashions |
Blame it on all the Victorian history books I’ve been reading lately (and will blog about before long)—or on Astrida Schaeffer’s luscious book, Embellishments.* These and/or other forces unknown have helped soften my heart toward Victorian fashions, even those of the 1850s and 1860s, with the big skirts and sloping shoulders I once found so unappetizing.
These days, though, looking into Godey’s Lady’s Book or Peterson’s Magazine, with an open mind, shows me the sexiness—yes! & maybe all the more so because it seemed to be so deeply suppressed in everyday life—and artistry of the styles.
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| 1864 Fashions described |
*More about this here.
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2 comments:
I am glad to hear that you are learning to love the era of the hoop. The 1860s clothing are my favorite period of Victorian clothing, after all I am a historian of the Civil War. I have found this era of clothing to be very beautiful and as you mentioned very sexy! I recommend looking up on Pinterest images of well done recreations of 1860s clothing done by re eanactors to get a full understanding and appreciation for this era.
Since 3 of the 5 dresses were silk, there must have been a lot of little silkworms laying down their lives in the name of fashion. LOL!
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