Nineteenth Century Fashion and Beauty

The below articles contain information on Fashion and Beauty from the Regency era (1811-1820) through the Victorian era (1837-1901).

Women's Fashion

• A Victorian Fancy Dress Ball: Popular Costumes of the Late 19th Century
• Death at the Needle: The Tragedy of Victorian Seamstress Mary Walkley
• Elizabeth Bennet, La Belle Assemblée, and Early 19th Century Fashion
• Emblems of the Soul: Butterflies in Victorian Fashion and Folklore
• Fashionable Caps for 19th Century Matrons both Young and Old
• James Tissot’s Fashion Plates (1864-1878):  A Guest Post by Lucy Paquette
• Riding Habits of the 19th Century
• Seaside Fashions of the 19th Century
• Shades of Victorian Fashion: Butter, Lemon, Gold, and Yellow
• Shades of Victorian Fashion: Cerulean, Mazarine, Navy, and Blue
• Shades of Victorian Fashion: Crimson, Claret, Scarlet, and Red
• Shades of Victorian Fashion: Lilacs, Lavenders, Plums, and Purples
• Shades of Victorian Fashion: Orange, Pumpkin, and Peach
• Shades of Victorian Fashion: Pretty in 19th Century Pink
• The 1820s in Fashionable Gowns: A Visual Guide to the Decade
• The 1830s in Fashionable Gowns: A Visual Guide to the Decade
• The History of the Lorgnette
• Victorian Sportswear: Tennis Fashions of the Late 19th Century

Men's Fashion

• A Century of Sartorial Style: A Visual Guide to 19th Century Menswear

Beauty

• A Fashionable Coiffure: Rolls, Plaits, and other Popular Hairstyles of 1863
• A Passion for Auburn Hair: Victorian Views On Reddish-Brown Tresses
• A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Hair Care
• A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Hairdressing
• A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Perfume
• A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Skin Care
• Circassian Bloom: Cheek Rouge for 18th and 19th Century Ladies
• The Beauty Rituals of 19th Century Empress Elisabeth of Austria
• The Scent of Violets: Perfume, Cosmetics, and Crime in the Late Victorian Era
• Victorian Cosmetics: Red Lip Rouge and Lip Salve for 19th Century Ladies
• Victorian Fat Shaming: Harsh Words on Weight from the 19th Century