This forum is for lovers of Victorian and Edwardian events and clothing, including vintage dance (1840s-1920s), picnics, tea parties, etc. We can discuss everything Victorian..
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This forum is open to Reenactors, costume aficionados and just regular people that love 19 Century as much as I do....
The 19th century lady was a vision of elegance and grace in beautiful gowns lavishly trimmed with frills, flounces, lace, braid, fringe, ruche and ribbons. The fashion conscious lady created this appearance with a mysterious combination of the "uncomfortable and inconvenient" with the "frivolous and decorative." Numerous heavy petticoats, layers of underclothes, metal hoops, tight corsets and pointed boned bodices of whalebone and steel were hidden by an array of ornately accented under sleeves, collars, pelerines, fans, gloves, hats, and parasols. The finished look was of elegance and grace with an illusion of ease and comfort".
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