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Victorian Costumes For Men And Women

When you think of Victorian costumes are you seeing satin and silks with pleats, bustles, and beautiful hats? You can find women and men’s costumes from this era, which spans a long time-line, therefore offers quite a few styles to choose from.

This is a time when the rich wore beautiful clothing as a sign of their place in society. While everyone else worn the simplest of styles and fabrics. Do not fret, all Victorian Costumes depict the young and old elite of society. After all these costumes are for having fun and pretending, so why not go all the way.

Choose the “hour glass” dress with bustles and pleats that shape the costume to fall gracefully to the floor. Add a feathered hat and evening gloves to your assemble portraying the socialite of the Victorian age.

A married woman or older woman wore the heavier fabrics with the crispy silks and satins or velvets. They always wore a hat so you must remember to get a hat. The bigger the dress in width the bigger the hat needs to be.

In the mid 19th century, there was a change in attitudes about the popular holiday resorts. The seaside was not enjoyed as a place of social status but when the resorts were deemed healthy for enjoyment and pleasure the socialites rode off to the new resorts. They had to have new clothing, which resulted in seaside-clothing trends.

Take a look at the Ships Captain costume that comes with a double breasted jacket, gold trim, an official pair of pants with gold strips. You should be able to find sizes from a small to extra large size.

The Captain needs a beautiful Lady at his side wearing a Full length skirt with a jacket buttoning on one side, blue or gold buttons from the top of the jacket down the skirt. Finish off your “out to sea” style with a wide hat with plumes of “down feathers” and shading you from shoulder to shoulder.

Low cut shoulder lines exposed the “bertha” style, trimmed with inches of lace flounce with bands of pleats. You could be accompanied by a man with a tailored cut suite representing the elite of his class. The cut of the coat is what changed for the middle class men. They represented masculinity and class status during the Victorian era.

A mans costume could be a double breasted jacket, with a lined vest, pants and a placket detail. You may want to dress in a handsome morning coat with pin stripes pants Add a velveteen vest and your are ready to assist your lady as a proper gentleman.

Chose from so many styles spreading across an era. The lines in clothing began to slim down and become more natural fitting. You can choose from the late Victorian era when dresses revealed more and fit the actual shape of the body.

Mens fashions influenced by a aesthetic movemet of dress, bringing in the belted jacket, knickers, and robes. You can choose from a large varitey of Victorian costumes which displays and era’s mannerisms, hairstyles, and class status all through the clothing they wore.

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Tamara Gothic Godet Victorian Floral Lace Dress

Bracelet a Costume 1847 Photo Mugs White dress single scallop edged lace flounce a worn with a pelerine with lappets. Blue dress long sleeves, white cuffs a trimmed en tablier; worn with a mantelet…..

Costume / Photo 1860S Photo Mugs A side view which shows the crinoline shape of the mid 1860s. The dress has full bishop sleeves a a plain skirt with a broad band of lace at the hem a on the sleeve. ….

Costume 1844 Photo Mugs Grey dress with black trim applied in horizontal bands of increasing width on the skirt (pyramid style). Dress of blue a purple shot silk deep flounce of black lace…..

Gothic Couture Black Large Flower Headband $11.95 You will look so cute with this large flower headband! Boutique quality. Made with fabric and lace large flower….

Victorian Bride Bridal Porcelain Doll And Display Stand $13.85 Like a vintage picture book come to life, this beautiful bride is the vision of loveliness in her lacy finery and beautiful bouquet. Lifelike porcelain doll makes an enchanting gift to honor any special bride-to-be or newlywed, or just a romantic at heart. Weight 1.6 lbs. 11″ x 6 1/2″ x 22″ high. Porcelain with polyester dress. Wooden display stand included….

Victorian Romance Belle of the Ball Dress, Hair Accessories and Shoes ~ Historical Doll Clothes Fits 18 American Girl Dolls $28.00 Long Victorian dress made in floral ivory cotton over a pink floral under dress and a tulle underskirt. Trimmed with lace, ribbons and roses. Includes a rose head band. Dress closes at back with snaps. Carpatina design made for 18 in American Girl Dolls….

Antique Pink Victorian Outfit ~ Includes Doll Dress, Matching Shoes & Hair Flowers made for 18 Slim all Vinyl Dolls like Carpatina, Magic Attic & Stardust Classics $40.00 Rose Satin Dress trimmed with gathered lace and small flowers with a Flower print cotton underskirt make this charming 1860 Victorian Style Dress….

Funtasma by Pleaser Women’s Victorian-35 Victorian Ankle Boot $49.95 Heel Height: Approx. 2 3/4” Tall. Just the boots for your strong Victorian beliefs! These lace up boots have a two and three quarter inch heel….

Victorian Granny Boots Lace Accent Saloon Girl Shoes 05 $39.98 See through lace sides decorate this lace up Victorian replica shoe, it has a 2 inch heel and stands 7 inches tall. Works well for Victorian Ladies, Saloon Girls, Southern Belles and many, many more….

Funtasma by Pleaser Women’s Dame-115 Boot $54.95 Includes one pair of boots with a 2″ heel….