.. positions in life, and lifestyles wore some version of the same high fashion design. Of course, it started with the corset, but accessories and fit of the dress varied. (Photos: two Victorian women of the early 1840’s with the collar, sleeves, and hair indicative of the time. Note the …
.. the Victorian era had only terribly wealthy people or noblemen vs impoverished farmers or servants who lived in the basement, but in reality in Europe 3 out of 4 people did some sort of manual labor. In America, still basically an agricultural society but with industry on a steep …
… you were expected to follow a certain lifestyle. While class structure was changing in America and Europe due to a rising merchant middle class, in the early Victorian era (1840’s-’50’s) the aristocracy still reigned in England. Wives and daughters of industrialists with their new found wealth, however, mingled in …
… ladylike, soft, and demure, or at least their clothing was. Delicate dimity patterns and pretty pastels were a favorite in the Early Victorian years around 1840. (The Countess d’Hessenville strikes the pose of the ideal woman of 1845)
.. enjoyed a freedom in their relationships that had not been seen before (except the wild and crazy Regency era when they were young perhaps). Roles were clearly defined, and while women were active in the politics to gain the right to vote, marital property laws, and rights to education, …
.. throughout history, but during the Victorian Era, it had a lot to do with the organs moving and childbirth. The body adapted through training to a corset since childhood, but when the corset was suddenly taken away for pregnancy and birth, the sudden movement was dangerous to women. (Photo: …
Caitlin, who is presently representing a young woman of means in 1805, the cousin of a wealthy American merchant’s daughter, who has arrived in the country from her homeland in England to Baltimore for an extended visit which will involve parties and horse racing. She was a part of the …
.. available for hire as individuals or groups, they currently depict American women from 1765 to 1910. We are working on complete new ensembles closing in on years 1860-1910, and specific women to represent in the creation of a new show for next spring 2019 “What Wyoming Women Wore”. AND… …
.. there were MANY kinds, including nursing and maternity, sport, and health/reform. (Photo: Late 1860’s maternity corset had side laces so the bones were still aligned correctly. Women could actually be in danger if they suddenly removed their corsets for pregnancy, because their organs and rib cage had been moved …
… the Worcester Company in the US was on the rise as the leading manufacturer or mass produced corsets in the world during the early Victorian era. By this time corsetiers were both men and women thanks to the sewing machine which had been modified “back” from being single needle …
