Sleeves as a Fashion Canvas: Victorian Era

By | April 5th, 2016|Categories: Fashion, Uncategorized, Victorian Era|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Donna Klein   Long and Short of Sleeves during the Victorian Era   Whether they were short or long or somewhere in between, sleeve styles of the Victorian era created an interesting canvas upon which fashion designers could make a statement. Here are a few examples.   Fashions of 1861 from Godey's Lady's [...]

Dressing for Winter During the Victorian Era

By | December 26th, 2015|Categories: Uncategorized, Victorian Era|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Updated February 3, 2019 The groundhog has spoken and depending upon where you live, the prediction is either six more weeks of winter or early spring. Whatever way it turns out, there is definitely more winter to come. I started to think about what Victorian ladies wore during winter. Winter Outer Garments During the 1840s [...]