Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898This book consists of the finest illustrations from "Harper's Bazar" between the years 1867 and 1898, the period of its peak performance. These illustrations not only show you what apparel appealed to our Victorian anscestors, but give you an idea of the evolutionary nature of fashion as well. You will see bustles come and go, natural forms become the vogue not only to be superseded by the constructing hourglass figure. Each look is illustrated with a number of different garments. There are gowns for the morning hours, dinner dresses, sporting costumes, traveling clothes and the apparel for special occasions: weddings, communions, funerals, etc. Since no costume was complete without accessories, a full line of hants, fans parasols, muffs, gloves, handkerchiefs, jewelry, shoes and hair styles is shown as well. |
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apron band basque belt bengaline black lace black velvet blue velvet bodice bonnet bordered braid brim brocade brown buttons camel's-hair cape cashmere chemisette cloak cloth coiffure collar color corsage corset costume cover crape crêpe cuffs draped drapery dress for girl écru edged embroidered embroidery faille fashion fastened feathers fichu flounce flowers foulard frill fringe galloon gauze gold gown gray green gros grain guimpe guipure hair Havana brown jacket ladies lady's loops mantle mousseline de soie muslin neck ornamented ostrich over-skirt paletot parasol passementerie pink plain pleated polonaise puff puffed revers roses rosette round skirt ruche ruffle sacque sash satin satin ribbon scarf shade shirred shoulder side sleeves slipper straw striped suit for boy surah Swiss muslin tablier toilette train trimmed with black tulle velvet ribbon vest violet waist WALKING SUIT white lace white satin wide wool worn yellow
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Page ix - She would need gowns for the morning hours. for afternoons at home. for visiting. for dinners. or for receptions and balls. Periods of mourning were long and called for rigid observance tMourning Attire.