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Victorian Fashion
After being absent for a long time the cashmere shawl
was brought back into fashion about 1841. Because the new version was larger
it acted as an outer wrap and when folded in half and draped over the
shoulders would reach almost to ground level in some cases.
In
1856 Charles Worth set up a Paris fashion house at 7 Rue de la Paix . In
1858 he made a collection of clothes that were unsolicited designs. He
showed the clothes on live models and when people bought his original
designs he became a leading fashion design couturier of the Victorian era.
Working clothes for poorer people were often passed down
within the family or bought from second hand shops. They were usually made
from coarsely woven wool or cotton cloth and they would be mended and
patched to make them last a long time. Most people tried to have a better
set of clothes for 'Sunday best'.
Victorian girls and women would have worn underwear like
this camisole top and drawers. They are made from cotton, with broderie
anglaise and cotton crochet trimming, and fastened with pearl buttons. |
