… married 26 year old Edward “Ned” Langtry, who was an Irish landowner recently widowed. Ned had been married to Jane Price who was the sister of Lillie’s brother William’ wife. They had a wedding reception at The Royal Yacht Hotel in St. Helier, Jersey. Langtry owned a large sailing …
.. inspiring American and European women from the late 1870’s until about 1920. She navigated the new styles introduced by Parisian Fashion Houses and got involved in the science of bustles. She was most well known, however, for her world known affair with the Duke of Wales who would become …
… with full luxurious hair, perfect skin, eyes that could mesmerize, and said to be personable. Born 1852 (died 1929 at age of 77 years), her full figure (which kept getting bigger from the early 1880’s to the 1910’s) set the ideal for every woman. The 1880’s was a time …
..was an actress who captivated London high society the very first night of her performance there. She caught the eye and the heart of Edward, Prince of Wales (who was married) and performed on stage for 34 years in Britain and America. (Photos: Prince of Wales and his mistress, actress …
.. “early” 1837-1860, and “mid to late” 1860-1898 (or 1901 when Queen Victoria died and her son Edward took over the throne). We at Silhouettes like to break up “mid” and “late” into 1860-1880, 1881-1890, 1891- 1898, and then we believe the Edwardian Era started in 1898-1912. We’ll tell you …
…feminism”, and as a role model for women worldwide, she led world fashion for more than 50 years; a culture that still influences fashion and behavior today. Victoria introduced the wedding white and traditions related to it. She also created the whole black mourning thing. (see pages here on 1903 …
.. Queen Victoria took the throne of the United Kingdom in 1837 at age 18. The world watched her grow up, and as she matured, so did her attitudes and programs and processes; especially regarding women and women’s place in society, the Arts, politics, and government. They watched her fall …
.. Quick review. We have studied the design features of the early Victorian era (diminuitive women, fitted and changing bodices, increasingly larger skirts, and special collars and sleeves), defined what happened that made it change into mid-Victorian (designers, synthetic dyes, the sewing machine, and the crinoline), and launched into the …
Whatever you do, do it in style.
… One thing that stands out when ones like us spend most of the time studying women of history, and trying to figure out what they were thinking or knowing and so wearing, is that we modern people assume that things have improved and continue to improve in a straight …
