State University College
Dept. Of Human Ecology
Oneonta, NY, 13820
Fashion 224
History Of Costume
Late Victorian
Instructor
Dr. Katherine G. Angell
Review Slides for Late Victorian Era
1870 - 1900
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Slide No. 10 Late Victorian 1870 - 1890
Left - pelisse, stove pipe hat, full beard right morning
suit, swallow tail jacket,
ascot, square toed shoes.
Slide No. 11 Late Victorian 1870 - 1890
Assorted suits, variations on sack suits, vests,
fold down collars.
Boater/sailor hat, stove pipe
hat.
Slide No. 12 Late Victorian 1870 - 1890
Bustle dresses for women, skirt swept up in poufs to
form bustle, front has an apron effect.
Hats-bibis
hair piled on head toward back. Hats perch on head
or slant forward.
Tie under chin or held in place
with hat pin through hair.
Slide No. 13 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Bustle - back known as a waterfall.
Slide No. 14 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Early 1800's dresses slim "cuirass" dress. Tight long
bodice, snug, narrow hips. May have
a train, ruffle
from knees down is the sweeper. Scarf filling in neck -
tucker.
Tiny bonnets - Langtrey bonnet.
Slide No. 15 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Traveling costume - narrow look lets them
have long coats.
Slide No. 16 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Evening attire - Men tuxedo without tails.
Women - low neck, bateau necklines,
dog
collar neckalces, fish tail trains.
Slide No. 17 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Large bustle returns in 1885. Nearly a shelf
at right angles to spine. Long waisted torso.
Flat front, dog collar.
Slide No. 18 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Assorted day ware, bustles, boater hat on figure
in light colored dress and
Tam O'Shanter hat on
other two women.
Slide No. 19 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Lounge suit on man. Derby hat and top hat on stick.
Woman in bustle dresses.
Slide No. 20 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
First of the bathing costumes. Note: Cuirass torso
and sweeper on women's version.
Men use a variation
of the combination underwear.
Slide No. 21 Late Victorian 1870 - 1900
Sports play a larger and larger role in
fashion. Striped garment of man
in front
in an early blazer.
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