American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs (Dover Fashion and Costumes) - Softcover

Book 63 of 74: Dover Fashion and Costumes

Dalrymple, Priscilla Harris

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9780486265339: American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

Synopsis

Over 280 rare photographs document the clothing of ordinary men, women, and children from the 1840s through the 1890s, in what appears to be their Sunday best. Bustles, hoops, pantalets, shirtwaists, top hats, waistcoats, bowlers, other Victorian-era attire, as well as hairdressing and tonsorial styles. Introduction to fashions of each decade.

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