Back to the 4 factors that changed early to mid-Victorian…

… Number 2: fashion would be led by fashion designers.  Previous to the 1860’s, clothing was designed and built by tailors and seamstresses.  Information was shared by the 1860’s through printed material and word of mouth; advertising.

Hand colored beautiful illustrations were available in high end Parisian generated magazines like Le Follet shown here from the 1850’s through the 1860’s.