Support Garment Showdown: Options for Creating a Victorian Look

For this post, I am focusing mainly on the Mid to Late Victorian Era (1855-1901). However, there are tricks for all eras and I will be covering them soon! Corsets are an essential part of almost any historical costume. For hundreds of years they have shaped and supported women and their clothing, creating otherwise inimitable…

1887-89 Fashion timeline, Bustle dress, Fashion

underbust – The Pragmatic Costumer

How to Put on a Corset By Yourself: Easy Steps for Beginners

Day dress ca. 1871 From the Tyne & Wear Archives & (Fripperies and Fobs)

Dispelling the Myth of the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Waist – Historical Sewing

Shirtwaist Blouse c.1895 1890s fashion, Historical dresses, Victorian clothing

Victorian Corset Edwardian corsets, Victorian fashion, Corsets and bustiers

underbust – The Pragmatic Costumer

underbust – The Pragmatic Costumer

Dispelling the Myth of the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Waist – Historical Sewing

underbust – The Pragmatic Costumer

Pin by Leslie Pease on Vintage Fashion Victorian photography, 19th century fashion, 1880s fashion

civil war / victorian