Introduction The Victorian Era is a remarkable time in history with the blooming industries, growing population, and a major turnaround in the fashion world. This era was named after Queen Victoria who ruled United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 1837 until she passed away 64 years later in January 1901.When Victoria received the crown, popular respect was strikingly low. The lack of respect for the position she had just come into did not diminish her confidence. Instead she won the hearts of Britain with her modesty, grace, straightforwardness, and her want to be informed on the political matters at hand even though she had no input. She changed Britain into a flourishing country. She also impacted how women interacted during this era based on her personality. Body In the time period of Queen Victoria's reign the population alone of Britain had grown from 10 million at the start of the 1800's to over 26 million by 1870. The British Empire grew and now held over a quarter of the world's population. When the empire was at its climax, it was the largest in history. The industrial revolution in Britain came with fantastic outcomes, such as huge technological revolutions and production of iron, coal, and cotton cloth increased dramatically. This increase in population and industrialization flooded the cities with peasants looking for jobs. Most of these people were living in poverty and hazardous conditions. This was when the first railway took form, allowing people to spread out and not crowd in the cities. Although people spread out, many still lived in slums and working conditions at the time were atrocious. Around 1833 through 1844 the Factory Act was finalized controlling child labor. Now children could not work... ... middle of paper ... ...ation needed an inspiration, and she filled the position with ease. Works Cited Bernier, Jane, and Ruth E. Adomeit. Women's Fashion of the Victorian Era, 1837-1901. Cleveland Heights, OH: Borrower's, 1983. Print. Strachey, Lytton. Queen Victoria,. New York: Harcourt, Brace and, 1921. Print. "The Life & Times of Queen Victoria." Victorian Station-Victorian Decorating Ideas and Information about the Victorian Era. Victorian Station, 2001. Web. 10 Mar. 2012. . Thomas, Pauline W. "The Victorian EraFashion History." Victorian Era 1837-1901 Victorian Fashion History, Costume Social History. Fashion-Era.com, 2011. Web. 10 Mar. 2012. . "Victoria Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, 2012. Web. 10 Mar. 2012. .
Victorian Fashion refers to the styles and clothing worn before and during the Civil War era of the United States, 1860-1900. This era was filled with a very difficult way of dressing oneself and to deviate from this line of dress was unheard of, and worthy of being outcaste. Victorian women’s clothing was layers, heavy, and barely manageable to even wear. Many different articles made up the full garment such as the undergarments, the skirt, top, shoes, accessories, and even the hair. How did women ready themselves for the day in this era and how did they deal with all the cumbersome attire?
The Victorian Era started when Queen Victorian inherited the throne in 1837 and lasted till 1901. Over those years, England underwent “technological, commercial, and social developments that fundamentally changed English life, replacing the world into which Victoria was born with one that looks much more familiar to the twenty-first-century eye.” (Nelson 1). According to Houghton “never before had men thought of their own time as an era of change from the past to the future.”(1). England was in the period of transition, the change from the Middle Ages to the modern period. The old doctrines and institutions were attacked and modified and a new order was proposed. The Victorians had to live between two words,
Roberts, Adam C. Victorian Culture and Society: The Essential Glossary. New York. Oxford University Press Inc. 2003.
Female attire tended to fall into two categories: tailored suits and ball dresses, reflecting the way of life for the more wealthy. During this time, dresses tended to extend out in the shape of a bell where the end of the skirt was flared. To further describe how these dresses appeared, in an essay by James Laver, he remarks, “It is impossible to put a photograph of a fashionable woman of 1895 beside a photograph of a lamp of the same period without being struck by their close resemblance in every detail. The unmistakable sweep of the Art Nouveau line was completely parallel in the dresses of the time, in particular by the fall and swirl of the skirt.” The characters Gwendolen and Cecily are wearing ball dresses like the ones described in the Victorian era in my sketch. Their dresses are shown to be tighter in the waste (flattering their body shape) and become much wider toward the end. On the shoulders of the dresses, it fluffs up to add a decorative
The 19th century was also known as the Victorian era, named after Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819 at Kensington Palace, London (Victoria). She was the only daughter of her father, Edward (Victoria). She claimed the throne soon after she was born because of her father’s passing (Victoria). Victoria became Queen at age 18 (Victoria). The Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and her husband both helped her through her earlier years of ruling (Victoria). Queen Victoria had nine children, and almost all of her children married into royal families (Victoria). During her time of ruling, she contributed to Britain’s age of expansion, economic progression and its empire (Victoria). Besides the advancements and changes made by Queen Victoria, there were several others. In March o...
Throughout history, there were many things that influenced fashion and the ideal body image of the time. Things such as politics, and changes in social roles were some things that had an influence on the fashion of the day. One particular shocking thing that had influenced on the fashion around the 1800s were sickness and diseases. Not only were diseases and sickness caused by different fashion trends, but it set the tone for certain ideal body images and also influenced the fashion of the time.
Victorian England- Gender and Sexuality The rule of Queen Victoria lasted from 1837 until 1901. During her reign, men’s and women’s roles were becoming more defined than ever before. Previously, women helped their husbands in their jobs. For example, they lived above shop so they could help serve customers as well as do their normal domestic duties.
Men’s fashion changed at the end of the victorian era. At the end of the victorian era, men got into sports so as a result, fashion changed. After that change in activity level, men began to wear swimming suits and more athletic clothes. (pg. 6 Vaijayanti Joshi). Men also wore newly introduced blazers throughout the 1800’s. (pg. 6 Vaijayanti Joshi). Men wore overcoats reaching up to their knees with contrasting velvets or fur collars during the winter. This shows that even back then, people wore animal fur on their coats for style, not so much warmth. (pg. 6 Vaijayanti Joshi). This proves men wore contrasting velvets just like women (pg. 6 Vaijayanti Joshi ). Three piece suits were invented in the late Victorian Era and instantly
The Chronicle of Western Fashion: From Ancient times to the Present Day.
The Victorians' obsession with physical appearance has been well documented by scholars. This was a society in which one's clothing was an immediate indication of what one did for a living (and by extension, one's station in life). It was a world, as John Reed puts it, "where things were as they seemed" (312).
Child Labor and England’s Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution in nineteenth-century England brought about many changes in British society. It was the advent of faster means of production, growing wealth for the Nation and a surplus of new jobs for thousands of people living in poverty. Cities were growing too fast to adequately house the numerous people pouring in, thus leading to squalid living conditions, increased filth and disease, and the families reliance upon their children to survive.
The Victorian era established strict guidelines and definitions for the ladies and gentleman. Noble birth typically defined one as a "lady" or a "gentleman," but for women in this time period, socioeconomic rank and titles held no prestige or special privileges in a male-dominated society. Commonly, women in this era generally tried to gain more influence and respect but to no avail as their male counterparts controlled the ideals and practices of society. Women were subject to these ideals and practices without any legal or social rights or privileges. In the literary titles by Frances Power Cobbe, Sarah Stickney Ellis, Charlotte Bronte, Anne Bronte, John Henry Cardinal Newman, Sir Henry Newbolt, and Caroline Norton, the positions, opinions, and lifestyles of men and women during the Victorian era were clearly defined. Men in the Victorian era were raised to be intellectually and physically sound in order to be skillful in the workplace and the military while women were typically restricted to fulfilling roles within the home. As the female desire for equal rights and representation under the law mounted, an international vigor for female equality would produce a call for equality.
middle of paper ... ... It also analyzed the influences of modern dresses. As Palmer and Clark (2005) mentioned earlier, both decades are the classic era in fashion history.
The Victorian era was the time period after the Romantic era, it went from poems, plays