Counter Victorian fashion movement Aesthetes felt women needed to look more like…

… the nymphs and sensual creatures of art.  To blend and suit these surroundings it was felt that some reform in style of dress was needed.  Among artistic people the resulting fashion was known as Aesthetic dress.

(Photo featured : 1900 approx. Aesthetic Tea Gown has the Victorian model looking like J.W. Waterhouse’s Pre-Raphaelite paintings below)