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.

• 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 EraBy: Jessica Autry

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.

Ever – Changing Styles

Examples of Victorian Era 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.

Hair Jewelry

The Grand Period

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.

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:

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Simple Etiquette:

WOMEN/GIRLS: • Victorian girls were trained early

in life, to prepare for family and household life and chores.

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.

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?

• 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

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…

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.

• “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 “dress-up”, 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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