
A fashion timeline of photographs and prints of wedding dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries. More info HERE.
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Make Paper Costumes! |
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Costumes for Make-Believe CD |
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Dressing the
Victorian Lady from
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Evening gowns from the French fashion magazine show the styles for 1912-1914. |
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Dress a Boy in Victorian Style
Boy's clothing catalog |
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Create the perfect hat for your Victorian dress. Provided are directions and images from an 1890 magazine to create a velvet Victorian hat. |
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Women's Regency Fashions: 1811-1812
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A fashion timeline of photographs and prints of wedding dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries. More info HERE.
During the Edwardian era, women’s dresses were “fluffy” confections of organdy, batiste, dimity or lawn. Each feminine creation was elaborately trimmed with lace, ribbons and tucks. The Ladies Home Journal provided illustrations, patterns and design details for their readers in the summer of 1907. [Read more]
For those who love vintage clothing, watch these vintage fashion shows from the 1960s. More info HERE!
Dressing the ring bearer in cute little outfits for weddings has been a long time tradition. Read how in Victoriana Magazine!

Remodeling a Victorian house or Craftsman style cottage? Need inspiration for a restoration project? Now you can stroll through a virtual San Francisco—the city of “painted ladies”— right from your computer for a close-up and personal view of San Francisco’s Victorian architectural gems with the help of Google Maps and its new feature called “Street View.” Victoriana Magazine explains how. [Read full article here]
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“Is the Red Nose from the Corset on From Liquor?” is an enlightening article by historian Heather Palmer on the questionable use of Victorian corsets and tight lacing. On first reading an 1867 article against tight lacing, a modern reader might think that the publication was unusually progressive. In fact, the article hid worse tyrannies than fashion could produce — those of hiding real problems and of teaching women to blame themselves. Read full article here. |
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Royal Robes of Queen Alexandra (C.1863-1907) An 1937 auction catalog is online, listing the clothing worn by the British Royalty in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It includes 19th century costumes worn by Queen Alexandra when she was a young princess. Also listed is clothing worn by Prince Edward, including his gray suit that was “cut away … at the time of his fatal illness.” Read full article here. |
| Having difficulties with your Marie Antoinette hairstyle? Just how did Marie Antoinette and the ladies make those elaborate hairdos? Maybe this 18th century print has the secret! Click to see a larger image of this print.
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| Marie Antoinette was neither a saint nor yet a sinner in any grave degree, but an amiable and lovable woman, frivolous in her prosperous days, engrossed in the pursuit of amusement, thoughtless and imprudent in many of her actions and words, but who, nevertheless, in the time of adversity showed that she had a heroic spirit. Read about her first four years as the Dauphine of France when she arrived as a bride of fourteen. Click here to learn her story before seeing the movie. |
| Ready for the Marie Antoinette movie? Have a masquerade party! Everything you need for your costume is here! |
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Godey’s Lady’s Book, a leading 19th century women’s fashion magazine, published a hand-colored print of the latest Victorian fashions for an 1845 dance. |
Pick a style from the sea of hats atop a crowd at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
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Victoria Collecting Victorian royal memorabilia has been an enthusiastic pursuit of collectors for over a hundred years. The sheer length of Queen Victoria’s reign means that there is an eclectic range of commemorative items sought for by collectors, especially those marking her marriage and two jubilees. Due to her overwhelming popularity as a monarch, her subjects found abundant approaches to commemorate her, and of course, to make money. These collectibles include plates, cups and saucers, teapots, medals and coins, handkerchiefs and textiles, as well as prints and photographs. Unusual and difficult to find royal souvenirs of this remarkable British monarch are clothing items. [Click here for full article and photos] |
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Get ready to dance the famous 1920s Charleston! Be the star of a flapper theme party with this downloadable PDF file that teaches the steps of the notorious Charleston dance. For the perfect glittery flapper dress, click the image. Great Halloween costume. |
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The Victoriana.Com web site has a page of men’s fashions from the 1840s. Looking to dress like a true Victorian gentleman, design your costume from the images here.
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You can see a step by step illustrated description of the layers of clothing worn by the Victorian lady from the 1850s, starting with her undergarments. So to have that perfect mid-19th century look, start with a corset and hoop skirt, then work your way to the final image with a hat and parasol. Go to Victoriana.Com to see each step. |
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62 PAPER COSTUMES FOR PARTIES & PLAYS is a fun-filled ebook with more than 60 delightful crepe paper costumes for children and adults for parties, plays, Halloween, and even make-believe! Be different from the rest of the crowd! This digital reprint of a 1920s publication provides instructions for unusual costumes not found on store shelves — birds, flowers, story-book characters, vegetables, and more! All are made from colorful and easy to work with crepe paper. |