http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com Halloween costumes for historical and Victorian dress-up. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:22:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These suggestions are presented to an ambitious hostess with the absolute guarantee that no matter what other reactions her guests may have, they will certainly not be bored! Read More! http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2009/09/17/an-unusual-halloween-party/ Love the Young Victoria movie? Have a truly Victorian wedding. Read about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's wedding, including details of her wedding dress and the bridesmaid dresses. Find info HERE! http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2009/09/17/young-victoria-had-a-wedding-fit-for-a-queen/ A fashion timeline of photographs and prints of wedding dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries. More info HERE.   http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2007/07/17/wedding-dress-gallery-a-fashion-timeline/     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] http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2007/07/13/vintage-clothing-edwardian-dresses/    For those who love vintage clothing, watch these vintage fashion shows from the 1960s. More info HERE!     http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2007/07/12/1960s-vintage-clothing/   Dressing the ring bearer in cute little outfits for weddings has been a long time tradition. Read how in Victoriana Magazine! http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2007/07/10/dressing-the-ring-bearer/   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 ... http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2007/06/01/google-maps-street-view-help-with-remodeling/ Buy at AllPosters.com     "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 ... http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2006/10/23/victorian-corsets-and-tightlacing/ 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 ... http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2006/10/22/auctioning-a-queens-wardrobe/   T-Shirt says:"The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone in checking this mad, wicked folly of 'Women's Rights'. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself. -Queen Victoria" http://halloweencostumes.victorian-shopping.com/2006/10/19/victorian-t-shirt-make-a-statement/