(My interpretations of the era!, plese, don't take it as a scientific project it is mainly based only on my searching and knowledge, you should be a bit "restrainted" about my dating XD))
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| 1870-1885 - comming soon |
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| 1850-1865 - comming soon |
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| 1840 - This dress belongs to
1835-1850 times. The beggining of the real Victorian era, the dresses
are "to the ground long", with no trail (you'll see more of trails in
1850-1560), bonnets have quite different shape (hiding cheeks) than in
the decade before, eveing dresses have shoulders visible. Oh, and I
think you can see how the skirt changed - it makes the right curves for
the wearer (unlike the dresses before) with the tight bodices. Hair is
done into bun with curls starting above ears. |
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| 1828 - The dress from 1825-1835
period. The waistline is nearly at its "normal" position. This decade
is full of huge sleeves, big bonnets and of course I have to mention
the changing of the materials - day dress are made of light heavy
coloured cotton, with patterns. |
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| 1815 - This is the strangest
period of Regency I think. The waistline should be lowering, but on
some dresses the opposite happens. Fabrics are light and shiny. On the
bottom of the dress there are decorations - trimming, ribbons, flowers
of fabric
and patterns. Feet could be visible, but the bottom line of skirts will
be lowering
again. Oh, and the sleeves are very poofy in the upper part. |
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| 1805 - Waistline is quite high,
but it will be lowering again. Feet could be visible. Shawls are still
very very popular - the same it is with curly hair, gloves and bonnets.
Typical Regency time. |
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| 1800 - Around 1800-1805 the
waistline should be at the highest. Sheer, white or creme clothing
symbolizing purity was the most popular. For a lady of this time
"simple white dress" was something, well, universal. Since 1790ties
dresses tended to their Greek marvel. Feet could be visible. |
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| 1796 - The waistline is a bit
higher again, but still ... the trails are long for the present. Mind
that skirts
still are quite full altough they strat cca 5 cms under breasts. This
doll
was inspired by a picture of 1796 fashion magazine issue, so you can
guess the way of future. Pride&Prejudice is supposed to be set in
this time, around 1797, anyway in the movie from 2005 it is very
visible. |
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| 1790'es - The time when
Rococo/late Baroque fashion changes into style called Empire/Regency.
The waistline is higher, than during the whole 18th cent., even the
material of dresses is to change, but the skirt are still full and
heavy, still this is the time of large hair-dresses and feathers, but
wigs aren't that popular as they used to be. |