Victorian Clothes During The Victorian Era
The victorian era was an era of many advancements. Technical advancements, industrial advancements, and importantly, fashionable advancements. In the 1800s women wore modest yet flamboyant clothes. Regal looking but wild in pattern. In a time where a woman's body is what made her or broke her, she sure did have some nice clothes. Victorian clothes were conservative and stiff, but as we delve into the past to look at these great fashions, you'll see that these clothes were not only for other people, but for the people themselves. Corsets were popularized in the mid-18th century and enclosed a woman's waist to produce the ultimate figure. Most corsets made busts look bigger and waists smaller as it was popular to have an hourglass figure.
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Women wore dress slippers with fine dresses at parties and when going out. These dress slippers had a heel and were embroidered with beads and different designs. The dress slipper was most commonly made of stain or other fine material, and they came in mostly lighter colors. Even when a woman was wearing a dress slipper it was not customary for her to show her feet. If an incident occurred where her feet were exposed in the presence of company, she would most likely feel ashamed and humiliated (victorian-era.org). Wealthier Victorian women wore nice boots made of satin and finished with nice fabrics at the top. Heels were soon added into the mix as women wanted to seem taller than they actually were. Most boots laced up, but seeing as these women wanted style they added buttons to the sides to instead button their boots. Less fortunate women however, had less stylish footwear. These women normally wore old mens or boys work boots that laced until mid calf and had no heel. They often had elastic siding for more flexibility when working (Rose, pars. 14). Most wealthy women had shoes in leather of all colors. Some had shoes covered in lace, and some had dainty light shoes with flowers embroidered. Shoes were not as advanced as now, but the seemed to be stylish
Women wore dress slippers with fine dresses at parties and when going out. These dress slippers had a heel and were embroidered with beads and different designs. The dress slipper was most commonly made of stain or other fine material, and they came in mostly lighter colors. Even when a woman was wearing a dress slipper it was not customary for her to show her feet. If an incident occurred where her feet were exposed in the presence of company, she would most likely feel ashamed and humiliated (victorian-era.org). Wealthier Victorian women wore nice boots made of satin and finished with nice fabrics at the top. Heels were soon added into the mix as women wanted to seem taller than they actually were. Most boots laced up, but seeing as these women wanted style they added buttons to the sides to instead button their boots. Less fortunate women however, had less stylish footwear. These women normally wore old mens or boys work boots that laced until mid calf and had no heel. They often had elastic siding for more flexibility when working (Rose, pars. 14). Most wealthy women had shoes in leather of all colors. Some had shoes covered in lace, and some had dainty light shoes with flowers embroidered. Shoes were not as advanced as now, but the seemed to be stylish