Late Victorian 1870 - 1890 |
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Left - pelisse, stove pipe hat, full beard right morning suit, swallow tail jacket, ascot, square toed shoes. |
Assorted suits, variations on sack suits, vests, fold down collars. Boater/sailor hat, stove pipe hat. |
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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. Tied under chin or held in place with hatpin through hair. |
Bustle - back known as a waterfall. |
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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. |
Traveling costume - narrow look lets them have long coats. |
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Evening attire - Men tuxedo without tails. Women - low neck, bateau necklines, dog collar necklaces, fish tail trains. |
Large bustle returns in 1885. Nearly a shelf at right angles to spine. Long waisted torso. Flat front, dog collar. |
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Assorted day ware, bustles, boater hat on figure in light colored dress and Tam O'Shanter hat on other two women. |
Lounge suit on man. Derby hat and top hat on stick. Woman in bustle dresses. |
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First of the bathing costumes. Note: Cuirasstorso and sweeper on women's version. Men use a variation of the combination underwear. |
Sports play a larger and larger role in fashion. Striped garment of man in front in an early blazer. |
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