Victorian Fashions for Women

Victorian Fashions for Menexplores British the styles and clothingthroughout the long reign of QueenVictoria from the late 1830s to the firstyears of the 20th century. Within area superb overview of the suits, coats, hats,hair styles, accoutrements, shoes and bootsthat typified the prevailing styles of men's attirefor each decade. From those who had enoughmoney to have day and evening wearand clothes for sporting and outdooractivities to those with limited incomeand wardrobes or labouring folk withlittle more than the clothes they stoodup in. All decades are illustrated withoriginal photographs, adverts andcontemporary magazine illustrationsfrom the authors' own remarkablecollections and are accompanied bya knowledgeable and informativetext that describes the fashions, theirsocial history context and influencesreflected in the clothes of the time. Laid out in clear and easy to followchronological order the key featuresof the styles for each decade will helpfamily historians to datefamily photographs andwill provide a usefulresource for students andcostume historians or foranyone with a love of fashionand style to enjoy.