Drawers were not generally worn during the early 19th Century by most British women. It was more convenient to wear long hose, stockings, and layers of petticoats under their skirts. Some women, particularly wealthy ladies who wore the very sheer garments of the Empire dress period, adopted men’s drawers (sometimes …
The chemise of the mid 1800′s varied a great deal. Most were fairly shapeless, short sleeved, hanging straight from the shoulders, perhaps all the way to the knees, commonly made of linen. I have visited websites that have names for different types of necklines, but they contradict each other. I …
Kate often referred to hose, stockings and socks. I thought they were all the same thing. Then I came to a passage in which she wrote about wearing hose and socks together. Now I needed clarification. Luckily a friend is a Victorian fashion aficionado. She gave me a complete explanation …
When Queen Victoria was crowned in 1837 the Romantic Era drew to a close. Fashion styles between 1837 and 1856 are known as Early Victorian, and it is a subject I never gave much consideration. It was only confusion caused by diary entries, and references to certain items, which led …