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Villa Victorian Dress
$169.00
Victorian Styled Work Dress
$159.00
Victorian Prairie Dress
$171.00
Victorian Pioneer Ensemble
$209.00
Victorian Corduroy Suit
$219.95
Tryphena Victorian Styled Cotton Print Dress
$169.00
Trish Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$155.00
Trinity Dress and Cape
$230.00
Trinity Civil War Dress
$171.00
Tirra Festive Victorian Suit
$229.00
Tara Civil War Styled Gown
$178.00
Summer Prairie Dress
$149.00
Suki Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$155.00
Serenity Victorian Dress
$181.00
Sarah Emma Bolero Ensemble
$248.00
Sandra Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$155.00
Roxa Classic Print Victorian Dress
$172.00
Rosie Victorian Print Set
$196.00
Romantic Era Early Victorian Dress
$199.00
Romantic Era Cotton Dress  and Cape
$261.00
Retta Victorian Dress
$164.00
Rebecca Victorian Print Set
$187.00
Queen Victoria Gown
$249.00
Princess Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer 1883 Cotton Dress
$188.00
Pioneer Prairie Cottage Core Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$189.00
Perdita Edwardian Gown
$239.00
Penelope Victorian Style Dress
$189.00
Old West Victorian Suit
$229.00
Nicolette Classic Victorian Gown
$259.00
Nellie Lovett Victorian Red Stripe Dress
$319.00
Natasha Print Cotton Prairie Dress
$162.00
Naomi Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer 1883  Cotton Dress
$209.00
Mona Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$149.00
Miss Sue's Summer Civil War Dress
$205.00
Miss Kate Dress
$149.00
Miss Julia's Hoop Skirt Dress
$207.00
Misha Victorian Ensemble
$299.00
Miriannah Civil War Style Cotton Dress
$183.00
Mimosa Victorian Ensemble
$329.00
Mazie Victorian Dress
$189.00
Maybelle Victorian Ensemble
$241.00
Mattie Victorian Style Dress
$149.00
Mary Chestnut's Americana Victorian Cotton Dress
$164.00
Mary Carolin' Red Victorian Suit
$238.00
Marnie Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$151.00
Margeaux Victorian Style Prairie Dress
$149.00
Lisbeth Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$159.00
Lilly Edwardian Blouse and Skirt
$207.00
Larksong Victorian Civil War Style Gown with velvet trim
$219.00
Kezia Cotton Prairie Dress
$159.00
Katharine Victorian Style Dress
$145.00
Josephine Victorian Style Dress
$181.00
Jobeth Classic Victorian Gown
$189.00
Jessamine Victorian Dress
$379.00
Jenna Victorian Dress
$159.00
Jayne Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$158.00
Jacqueline Velvet Victorian Suit
$320.00
Irenna Victorian Ensemble
$192.00
Holly Dickens Caroling Cape and Skirt
$182.00
Helena Civil War Styled Gown
$225.00
Hazel Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$189.00
Harper Victorian Pioneer Dress
$149.00
Gwyneth Victorian Lace trimmed Gown with Puffed sleeves
$206.00
Gwyneira Victorian Ensemble
$239.00
Green Gables Blouse and Skirt
$178.00
Gisele Victorian Dress
$236.00
Georgie Victorian Dress
$159.00
Fran's Frontier Pioneer Dress
$163.00
Elsa Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer 1883 Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$175.00
Eliza Victorian Dress
$153.00
Dickens Victorian Dress
$171.00
Dickens Victorian Corduroy Dress
$199.00
Darla's Victorian Day Dress
$166.00
Dahlia Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$154.00
Corrinna Victorian Old West Ensemble
$229.00
Corrina Victorian Bustle Dress on sale
$185.00
Civil War Victorian Style Dress
$179.00
Civil War Victorian Style Dress
$179.95
Civil War Era Jacket
$139.00
Civil War Era Dress
$248.00
Cintha Victorian Gown
$179.00
Christmas Victorian Print Dress
$173.00
Charlotte Victorian Velvet Dress
$249.00
Charity Victorian Dress
$159.00
Carrie Victorian Dress
$169.00
Carlotta Victorian Ensemble
$289.95
Candace Victorian Dress
$189.95
Camille Victorian Style Dress
$159.00
Briar Rose  Bustle Style Cotton Dress
$147.00
Blossom Summer Victorian Dress
$120.00
Blossom Dress and Cape Ensemble
$169.00
Bianca Cotton Print Victorian Style Dress
$163.00
Beryl Print Prairie Cottage Core Pioneer Vintage Style Cotton Dress
$175.00
Belinda Victorian Ensemble
$215.00
Anouk Victorian Ensemble
$212.00
Angelina Victorian Jacket and Skirt Ensemble
$308.00

The reign of Queen Victoria spanned 64 years. During that time frame, much like a Hollywood celebrity of today, she set the style standards. Whatever the Queen wore, everyone else wore. Throughout this period, many styles were in and out of fashion. Just as a pendulum swings, styles went from one extreme to the next. This was especially evident in Victorian era dresses.

In the beginning of Victoria's reign, dresses were characterized by their restrictive elements. A limited range of movement was available to the wearer, as tight sleeves and low boned bodices. Sleeve and skirt size gradually began to increase. In the mid-1850s, when the crinoline was reinvented, skirt sizes reached massive proportions. Hoop skirts proved to be a hindrance and were considered unpopular by the end of the 1860s.

In the late 1860s, the first bustle skirt was introduced. Skirts were narrow in the front. The excess fabric of the hoop skirt era was piled up atop the bottom. Sleeves became slightly narrower at the time, though not as tight as previously. As the era progressed, skirts and sleeves became increasingly narrower to fit to the natural form of the wearer. The bustle packed one last punch in the 1880s, leaving forever at the end of Victoria's reign.

Mourning dresses were a large part of Queen Victoria's reign. After her beloved husband Prince Albert died in 1861, Victoria wore black mourning dresses for the rest of her life. She set the standard for other women in mourning. It was the duty of a woman to represent the loss through her dress and customary for a widow to mourn for 2 years. Mourning dress didn't just involve the dress, but all aspects of the ensemble. A mourning veil would be worn to cover the face, while black jet jewelry decorated the neck, wrists and ears.

Here at Recollections, we have Victorian dresses for every trend of the era. We have mourning bustle dresses, calico hoop skirt dresses and natural form dresses. All of our dresses are available in sizes XS to XXXXL and made in the USA. Our associates are available to answer any questions you have about fit or historical accuracy. We can't wait to make your first (or next) Victorian dress!