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Easter Bonnets of the Late 19th Century

In the nineteenth century, Easter Sunday was an occasion for ladies of all classes to don their most fashionable bonnets. ...

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Shades of Victorian Fashion: Cerulean, Mazarine, Navy, and Blue

Shades of blue adorned Victorian women of every age and every station, harmonizing with a wide range of hair colors and complexions. ...

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Shades of Victorian Fashion: Crimson, Claret, Scarlet, and Red

During the nineteenth century, red was considered a vibrant, powerful color, suitable for winter cloaks, richly patterned shawls, and dramatic evening dresses....

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Shades of Victorian Fashion: Pretty in 19th Century Pink

During the Victorian era, pink was considered a sweet, feminine color, suitable for the gowns of young ladies in their first season....

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Fashionable Caps for 19th Century Matrons both Young and Old

The 19th century cap was a modest necessity, worn by spinsters and matrons both young and old,...

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Elizabeth Bennet, La Belle Assemblée, and Early 19th Century Fashion

If Elizabeth Bennet had indulged in a bit of frivolous fashion magazine perusal, what advice might she have read there and what images might she have seen?...

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