"Victorian Era And Early 20th Century Fashion History" Topic

In case anyone is thinking of sculpting or converting female figures of that long period, Victorian Era and early 20th century (up to 1930), here are some examples I found by mere chance:

veryjaneausten.com/fashion

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Now that I'm on the subject, I found this other image:

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I like how simple these line illustrations are. Most of the color ones I've seen in the past seemed a bit "too busy" for me to pick out the main features.

Hope it helps,

Dan

Ummm.. Look up Dover Books. They have thousands of these fashion and costume books from coloring books, histories, and paper dolls.

I dont know, but I wonder about the utility of these things. I think a Sears catalog might be more indicative of what real people wore than these "fashion" labeled ones.

Peruse a copy of Vogue from anywhere in the last 60 years. Look at runway fashion; common people don't wear that stuff. The wealthy, and fashionable would but few others. Even then, would it be daily wear? Or special occasions (like sitting for a portrait?) When I see what is clearly a flapper girl, I know I am seeing a trend found in a specific time and place and purpose. To be a flapper in the rural midwest may get you run out of town. Incedental, period photos, where they are available, I think would be more helpful for tabletop purposes.

All that is purest conjecture, I'm happy to modify my view if corrected.

I could suggest David Suchet's interpretation of Poirot, but most of his clients were rich, or found ways to live big while hiding the fact that they were running low. Supporting cast and common people are there, of course, but the ones with most screen time have a tendency to be in uniform. Much more usable would be Miss Fischer's Murder Mysteries, obviously looking more at Dot than Miss Fisher herself (Who else has a non-drop-safe revolver plated gold?)

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1917:
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Seaside, 1920:
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Trying to board a tram:

Old School (pun mode):

1895 nurses:

19th century railway gangers families:

Tea time:

Excuse me, I must make some tea….

Well, Flashman, I'd suggest you tend to see a bit more of the wealthy, or opposite end of the scale, on the table. Certains not practical in the bush or veldt, but if you game urban, or of some doings of a country squire, fashions might well be seen.

I will say I never realized the waxing and waning of the bustle. I thought it was fairly steady after the decline of the hoop, but I see it could go from mere suggestion to balcony you could do Shakespeare from, and back.

Doug

Thanks Chironex but I've already spent far too much of my life on the Internet investigating what Miss Fisher wears…

Irrelevant picture showing what people generally wore in ancient times…