Victorian Research Post of Ultimate DOOM.

This will be a series of posts of my own Victorian Research I did whilst I was doing my own Aston Hall by Candlelight project, posting for Bekki, but anyone else, feel free to use these for Royal Blue :) I will post them in series of topics.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF VICTORIAN ERA WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

Note use of rouching and quilting on the skirt,. and scalloped edge on the jacket.

Sheen on the skirt suggests a light tafetta.

Draped texture and sheen also suggests tafetta fabric. Also shape definitly suggests a crinoline underneath.

The length of this skirt is off the floor. This is because she is around the age of 13. The OLDER a girl is, the LONGER the skirt. A younger girl will only ever wear a skirt that comes to just below knee length at its shortest length.

Note use of fur trim. This would have been real fur, and would suggest upper class and an older age of lady.

Evidence of a crinoline, as the skirt is slightly off the floor. This means the crinoline wasnt quite on right, and was lifting the skirt at an angle it shouldnt have. Notice the young girl's skirt length, remember, the younger the girl, shorter the skirt. But never above the knee.

Texture of this fabric in a photograph has a dull sheen but a very very dark tone. This suggests a heavy velvet material. Velvet catches the light differently to materials such as tafetta, and drapes differently too. Tafetta was invented in the 1800s, and so was the 'fabric of the century', if you will.

Beautiful pleat work, this style is possibly a little earlier on in the 1800s, nearer to the time of the French Revolution inspired bustle skirt. A slim design, made to give the illusion of large hips, for giving birth, a desirable aspect.

Possibly printed tafetta. The shape of this skirt whilst sitting down suggests that this bell shape was made with an incredible amount of petticoats and lace layers, which was actually pre-crinoline ages. The crinoline was invented to overcome wearing so many layers, and for 'convenience'.