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  2. Victorian fashion - Wikipedia

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    Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s. The period saw many changes in fashion, including changes in styles, fashion technology and the methods of distribution.

  3. 1900s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    Women moving out of the Victorian era and into the Edwardian era were starting to dress for a more active lifestyle. The evolving times brought a new fashion trend known as the "New Woman". Active lives required less constricting clothing and more simple and streamlined garments. The new woman was highly encouraged by women's suffrage.

  4. A Defence of Cosmetics - Wikipedia

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    When it was published, "A Defence of Cosmetics" was singled o" for vilification as "decadent", and subsequent issues of The Yellow Book containing his work were condemned by the establishment. Beerbohm contended that the use of make-up by women, and some men, was becoming the norm in the 1890s, and that the mask was becoming more important than ...

  5. Gaiety Girls - Wikipedia

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    The illustrated periodicals were eager to publish photographs of the actresses in the latest stage hits, and so the theatre became an excellent way for clothiers to publicise their latest fashions. [4] Poster for A Gaiety Girl. Gaiety girls were polite, well-behaved young women. They became a popular attraction and a symbol of ideal womanhood.

  6. 50 Posts From The Victorian Era That Prove It Really Was A ...

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    The working class made up about 70 to 80 percent of the population and got their income from wages, with families usually earning under £100 per year. ... Victorian Women Managing A Hard Route ...

  7. 1910s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    1910s Fashion Plates of men, women, and children's fashion from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries; Ladies' and Men's Evening Dress for the Ragtime Era 1910–1920 (vintage images) "1910s – 20th Century Fashion Drawing and Illustration". Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories. Victoria and Albert Museum. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011

  8. Ruth Goodman - Wikipedia

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    Edwardian Farm: Twelve parts to depict a group of historians recreating the running of a farm during the Edwardian era at Morwelham Quay, a historic port in Devon. 2010 Victorian Pharmacy: Four parts filmed at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire looking at life in the 19 th century and how people attempted to cure common ailments. 2012 ...

  9. Artistic Dress - Wikipedia

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    Artistic Dress was a fashion movement in the second half of the nineteenth century that rejected highly structured and heavily trimmed Victorian trends in favour of beautiful materials and simplicity of design.