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By: Madison Blackmon
Ladies clothing was frilly, lacey, and outgoing. They dressed of five layers..
1st layer THE BASICS- Stockings that were above the knee, black for daytime and white or
colored for evening wear. They were held up by garters. Cotton drawers went over the
stockings. A sleeveless knee-length chemise completed the basic undergarments.
2nd layer FORM AND FORMATION- A corset made with steel or whale bone is pulled into a
women’s waist line to support her bust line, which is pulled as tight as possible to achieve
a tiny waist. A waist line contraption replaced five or six petticoats that the women had to
wear previously.
3rd layer PRACTICALITY- A camisole goes over the corset. A protection between the ladies skin
and the expensive dress. A petticoat was to cover the crinoline to protect the skirt from the
steel hoops and to help the gown lay smoothly.
4th layer THE DRESS- A proper lady would wear a high necked long sleeved dress during the
day. For dinner the neckline would dip, and for balls the dress would be worn off the
shoulder and a mere strap for a sleeve and the neckline plunged for more than just a
glimpse of skin. To save money skirts and bodices for day were usually interchangeable.
5th layer THE ACESSORIES- A Victorian women never went without gloves and a bonnet.
Half boots with a thicker sole completed a day or walking outfit. While thin soled slippers
completed a ball gown. A small hand bag or reticule would complete an outfit. In her
handbag she would carry perfume and a handkerchief or fan.
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All men were expected to wear a vest, coat, and a hat, the only exceptions were if they
laborer or worked. Most outfits contained square toed boots , black trousers, and a white
tuxedo shirt. This would round out a perfect modern Victorian Era outfit.
At this time most of their vest were made out of silk.
Conservative colors were worn in the day and colorful colors were worn as a evening
color.
Hats came in many colors and styles , top hats were worn at formal events, parties , and
day wear for established gentlemen. Wide brimmed and flat tops were also worn by the
Victorian men.
Derbies or short brimmed with rounded crowns, became more popular as the Victorian Era
proceeded.
Frock coats were one of the most popular coats worn during the Victorian Era, Tail coats
were also popular for formal events .
Men’s trousers were usually striped or printed of some sort. Men didn’t use belts at this
time.
The most important thing in a gentle men's outfit is a cravat. Usually they carried a
pocket watch and fob.
Gloves and a walking stick were usually worn and carried at a formal event.
• Boys wore frocks with pleated skirts until the age of four or five then
the would start to dress like their father’s would.
• Girls of the Victorian Era followed after their mother’s style from the
beginning. They suffered from the same pain as their mother’s did
from the beginning. It wasn’t late in the Victorian period when little
girls didn’t suffer from pain. They got to enjoy childhood with a pain
free outfit.
• The boys never suffered the pain and medical issues of the ladies.
Jewelry of the Victorian Era
By: Jessica Autry
Ever – Changing Styles
Examples of Victorian Era Jewelry
During the rein of Alexandrina Victoria
the styles of jewelry changed 3 times, with the 3
different periods. They were referred to as the
Romantic, Grand and Late Victorian Periods. You
may wonder why the fashion changed so often,
because that does sound like a lot of times.
However, Queen Victoria ruled England for over
60 years. Think of how much and how often
styles have changed since our grandparents
were our age, way more than 3. Those 2
amounts of time are a pretty close comparison,
so in reality the style didn’t change that often. For
the most part, the jewelry during this time
changed with each mood the Queen had. The
jewelry she wore expressed her emotions, and
her subjects followed by example. Basically,
everyone in England wore jewelry that
expressed Queen Victoria’s emotions.
Hair Jewelry
The
Romantic
Period
The Romantic Period lasted from 1837 to
1860. It was a time of happiness for the Queen
and her family. The jewels of this period reflected
peace and happiness. This included gold
ornaments with complicated engraving, fragile
enamel work, and serpentine designs. There was
hardly any jewelry made out of gold then because
it was scarce. Jewelers worked thin sheets of
metal into light, fluffy jewels. Hair jewelry was
also popular during this time, although usually
associated with mourning. It was given as
sentimental gifts to friends and loved ones.
The Grand Period
lasted from 1861 to 1888.
It began when Prince
Albert, Queen Victoria’s
husband, died. She went
into a 27 year grieving
period, aka the Grand
Period. During this sad
time, jewelry took on a
dark tone. Common jewels
included whitby jet, dark
onyx, and deep red
garnets set in gold and
traced in black enamel.
Most inspiration for
jewelers of this time came
from ancient, archeological
discoveries.
The Grand
Period
Engraved bracelets,
brooches, and lockets
were also popular.
The Late
Victorian Period
During the later part
of the year 1888, England
was getting tired of
gloomy jewelry. This
brought the Late Victorian
Period which lasted until
1901 when Queen
Victoria died. The
common characteristics of
jewelry during that time
included sparkle, shine,
glitz, and fun. Almost all of
the jewelry was bejeweled
and popular designs were
moons, flowers, animals,
stars, and even Japanese
cultures.
Victorian Etiquette:
By: Rebecca Johnson
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Simple Etiquette:
WOMEN/GIRLS:
• Victorian girls were trained early
in life, to prepare for family and
household life and chores.
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GENTLEMEN:
A gentlemen tips their hat to
greet a lady, opens doors, and
always walks on the outside.
A gentlemen may kiss the lady’s
hand, the forehead, or the
cheek, but nothing more.
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BOTH:
• Meekness and modesty are/were considered good values.
• Rise to your feet as respect for an older person or elder or dignitary.
• It was rude to boast, or brag. You should always be humble.
• Conversations are not to talk the whole time, listen and wait your turn
to speak. Do not interrupt!
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Etiquette for the Ball Room:
• A lady or gentlemen should finish their toilet before entering
the ball room for dancing. You should be finished with all the
business you want to do before you leave the bathroom.
• Always be polite to the lady or gentlemen, a solute or a bow
would/will be good enough.
• A lady should be graceful with her movements, it is more
pleasing to the gentlemen.
• A lady should not go to a ball without an escort, no lady
should be left without a gentlemen.
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Tea/Reception Etiquette:
• The day and hour of an afternoon tea has to be written on the invitation.
• Only simple refreshments should be served at afternoon tea parties.
• Some of these simple refreshments include fancy biscuits, chocolate, coffee,
punch, lemonade and of course tea.
• NO WINE OR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.
• The host should always be polite and welcoming to their guests.
• There are two different ways a host should greet their guests:
* If there is a small amount of guests, then the host should walk around the
room and talk with her visitors.
* If there is a large amount of guests, then the host should stay near the door
and greet her guests as the walk into the house.
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Trends in the Victorian Era
Sydney Conley
What are trends?
 Trends are things that are popular or are things that a lot of
people do and are “cool” to do.
 Here is a list of things that were popular or trendy during the
Victorian Era…
• Books
• Plays or shows in a
theater
• “Creepiness” (dark and
creepy ideas)
• You wore what you had.
(The bigger the
better. Depending on
clothes and how much
money you had.)
• “Dress-up” (families
would put on different
outfits and pose in a
scene which is also
known as vignettes)
• Frightening each other
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Trends cont..
Books –
People read books a lot during
the Victorian Era. They enjoyed
reading horror books and things like
Dracula and creepy related ideas.
Famous and popular authors were
Charles Dickens (was actually the most
famous and was about gothic romance,
love, luck, win, and moral lessons), Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle (The Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes), Rudyard Kipling, and
some people wrote books specified for
children.
Plays –
People went and watched
shows and plays to entertain
themselves. These were mostly
freak shows and again creepy or
dark stories.
Creepiness –
A lot of people absolutely loved and
were completely into creepiness. The people
got the influence from Victoria herself when
her husband Albert died. Creepiness was
spread in plays, books, and other forms of
entertainment.
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“Showing off” –
A lot of people during the Victorian Era
wore what they could afford. Meaning if they
were rich, they wore huge and round dresses
if they were women, and nice suits if they
were men. The more money you had, the more
fancy and expensive your clothes had to be.
•“Dress-up”
Families and friends would entertain
each other by putting on certain outfits that
would fit in a scene and they would just stand
there in a pose for a certain amount of time.
These were called Vignettes. Don’t ask me why,
but they found this very amusing. To them, this
was a very cool thing to do.
•“Frightening each other –
This was a big thing back then. They
would do whatever they could to frighten their
friends and family whether it’d be from “dressup”, personal shows or plays, and public shows or
plays. Again, they loved doing this because their
queen, Victoria, was influencing them from her
depression and they looked up to her a lot for
many different things.
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