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Encyclopedia > 1860s in fashion
Fashions of the 1860s include square paisley shawls folded on the diagonal and full skirts held out by crinolines. Auguste Toulmouche's Reluctant Bride of 1866 wears white satin, and her friend tries on her bridal wreath of orange blossoms.
Fashions of the 1860s include square paisley shawls folded on the diagonal and full skirts held out by crinolines. Auguste Toulmouche's Reluctant Bride of 1866 wears white satin, and her friend tries on her bridal wreath of orange blossoms.

1860s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of "alternative fashions" under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (813x700, 675 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 1860s in fashion Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (813x700, 675 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 1860s in fashion Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Men and women wearing suits, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing (from the 1937 Chicago Woolen Mills catalog) Clothing is defined, in its broadest sense, as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings for the hands (gloves), feet (socks, shoes, sandals, boots... crinoline patented Cutaway view of a crinoline, Punch magazine, August 1856 Sequence of posed joke photographs of five stages of putting on a crinoline, ca. ... A hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a womens undergarment worn in various periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape. ... Jane Morris (The Blue Silk Dress) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1868. ...


In men's fashion, the three-piece ditto suit of sack coat, waistcoat, and trousers in the same fabric emerged as a novelty.

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Women's fashions

Day dresses, 1861
Day dresses, 1861
Croquet players of 1864 loop their skirts up from floor-length over hooped petticoats. Small hats with ribbon streamers were very popular for young women in the mid-1860s.
Croquet players of 1864 loop their skirts up from floor-length over hooped petticoats. Small hats with ribbon streamers were very popular for young women in the mid-1860s.

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Gowns

By the early 1860s, skirts had reached their ultimate width. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the Comtesse dHaussonville, wearing a dress. ...


Day dresses featured wide pagoda sleeves worn over undersleeves or engageantes. High necklines with lace or tatted collars or chemisettes completed the demure daytime look. Sleeve (O. Eng. ... Fashions of 1861 show linen or cotton engageantes worn under pagoda sleeves. ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... Pine Pattern Collar in Tatting Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops. ... William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar. ... Chemissettes from Godeys Ladys Book 1850. ...


Evening dresses had low necklines and short sleeves, and were worn with short gloves or lace or crocheted fingerless mitts. A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of garment which covers the hand. ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... Crochet Hooks Crochet (IPA: krəʊʃeɪ) is one of several processes of creating fabric from cord, yarn, thread or wire. ... Mitt can refer to: a glove that does not have separate fingers a baseball glove abbreviation of Military transition team a person: Mitt Romney Look up mitt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Skirts were now assembled of shaped panels, since gathering a straight length of fabric could not provide the width required at the hem without unwanted bulk at the waist; this spelled the end of the brief fashion for border-printed dress fabrics.


Heavy silks in solid colors became fashionable for both day and evening wear, and a skirt might be made with two bodices, one long-sleeved and high necked for afternoon wear and one short-sleeved and low-necked for evening. Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. ... A bodice is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist. ...


As the decade progressed, sleeves narrowed, and the circular hoops of the 1850s decreased in size at the front and sides and increased at the back. Looped up overskirts revealed matching or contrasting underskirts, a look that would reach its ultimate expression the next two decades with the rise of the bustle. Waistlines rose briefly at the end of the decade. 1859 fashion plate of both mens and womens daywear, with seabathing in background. ... The ladys dress in this 1880s fashion plate is supported by a bustle. ...


Fashions were adopted more slowly in America than in Europe. It was not uncommon for fashion plates to appear in American women's magazines a year or more after they appeared in Paris or London. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A fashion plate is, literally, an illustration (a plate) demonstrating the highlights of fashionable styles of clothing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


Outerwear

Actress Effie Bancroft wears a cape and bonnet, c. 1861
Actress Effie Bancroft wears a cape and bonnet, c. 1861

Long coats were impractical with the very full skirts, and the common outer garments were square shawls folded on the diagonal to make a triangle and fitted or unfitted hip-length or knee-length jackets. Image File history File linksMetadata Marie_wilton. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Marie_wilton. ... Effie Wilton (later Bancroft) c. ... Hesquiat woman keeping warm with a thick shawl A shawl is an extremely simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, sometimes also over the head. ...


Three-quarter-length capes (with or without sleeves) were also worn.


For walking, jackets were accompanied by floor-length skirts that could be looped or drawn up by means of tapes over a shorter petticoat.


Riding habits had fitted jackets with long sleeves, worn over a collared shirt or (more often) chemisette. They were worn with long skirts and mannish top hats. Riding habits of the 1830s A riding habit is womens clothing for horseback riding. ...


Military and political influences

Following a visit by the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi to England in 1863, the Garibaldi jacket or Garibaldi shirt became all the rage. These bright red woolen garments featured black embroidery or braid and military details. In America, the early years of the Civil War also saw increased popularity of military-influenced styles such as Zouave jackets. These new styles were worn over a waist (blouse) or chemisette and a skirt with a belt at the natural waistline. Garibaldi in 1866. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Phulkari from Punjab region, India 15th century embroidered cope, Ghent, Belgium Elizabethan embroidery styles include blackwork on linen and dense patterns worked in colored silk and metallic threads on velvet or other rich fabrics Embroidery is the art or handicraft of... Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... A zouave from 1888. ... A blouse A blouse most commonly refers to a womans shirt, although the term is also used for some mens military uniform shirts. ... Chemissettes from Godeys Ladys Book 1850. ... A belt is a flexible band, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist. ...


Rise of haute couture

The Englishman Charles Frederick Worth had established his first fashion house in Paris in 1858. He was the first couturier, a dressmaker considered an artist, and his ability to dictate design in the 1860s lead to the dominance of Parisian haute couture for the next hundred years. Charles Frederick Worth (October 13, 1826 – March 10, 1895), widely considered the Father of Haute Couture, was an English-born fashion designer of the 19th century. ... Logo Fashion House was an American telenovela airing at 9 p. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A couturier is someone who is involved in the haute couture business and aids in the design, manufacturing, or sales of fashionable clothing. ... A dressmaker is a person (usually a woman) who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. ... An evening gown, made of sheel pink satin with a black lace trim Haute couture (French for high sewing or high dressmaking; IPA: ) refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions. ...


Artistic dress

The followers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and other artistic reformers objected to the elaborately trimmed confections of high fashion with their emphasis on rigid corsets and hoops as both ugly and dishonest. An "anti-fashion" for Artistic dress spread in the 1860s in literary and artistic circles, and remained an undercurrent for the rest of the century. The style was characterised by "medieval" influences such as juliette sleeves, the soft colors of vegetable dyes, narrow skirts, and simple ornamentation with hand embroidery. Persephone, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. ... Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament. ... An ordinary hourglass corset from around 1890. ... Jane Morris (The Blue Silk Dress) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1868. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Sleeve (O. Eng. ... Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Phulkari from Punjab region, India 15th century embroidered cope, Ghent, Belgium Elizabethan embroidery styles include blackwork on linen and dense patterns worked in colored silk and metallic threads on velvet or other rich fabrics Embroidery is the art or handicraft of...


Hairstyles and headgear

Hair was worn parted in the middle and smoothed, waved, or poofed over the ears, then braided or "turned up" and pinned into roll or low bun at the back of the neck. Such styling was usually maintained by the use of hair oils and pomades.

A late 1860s CDV, showing a girl sporting a fine hairnet decorated with ribbon.
A late 1860s CDV, showing a girl sporting a fine hairnet decorated with ribbon.

Styled hair was often further confined in decorative hairnets or snoods, especially by younger women. These hairnets were frequently made of very fine material to match the wearer's natural hair color, but occasionally more elaborate versions were made of thin strips of velvet or chenille (sometimes decorated with beads). Whether plain or resplendent, many hairnets were edged with ruchings of ribbon that would serve to adorn the crown of the wearer's head. Image File history File links 1860shairnet. ... Image File history File links 1860shairnet. ... Two examples of carte de visite photographs taken during the American Civil War. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Fashion Bonnets for outdoor wear had small brims that revealed the face. Earlier bonnets of the decade had lower brims. However, by mid-century Spoon Bonnets, which featured increasingly high brims and more elaborate trimmings, became the vogue. Other less common variants, such as the Marie Stuart Bonnet, with its heart-shaped brim, and the fanchon bonnet, with its very short brim and back curtain, made appearances in the realm of fashionable headwear. A bonnet the name of different types of headwear for men and women. ...

A composite of two fashion engravings from an early 1860s Godey's Lady's Book, showing ensembles with fashion bonnets, richly decorated with trimmings like laces and wide ribbon ties.
A composite of two fashion engravings from an early 1860s Godey's Lady's Book, showing ensembles with fashion bonnets, richly decorated with trimmings like laces and wide ribbon ties.

Bonnets could be made of a variety of materials. Bonnets formed from buckram and wire and covered with fashion fabric were very popular. During the warmer seasons, bonnets made of straw, woven horsehair, or gathered net were also seen. Heavier materials like velvet were favored for winter bonnets, though quilted winter hoods were much more practical and warm. Image File history File links Bonnetas. ... Image File history File links Bonnetas. ... During the 19th century, Godeys Ladys Book was a popular United States magazine among women. ...


Trimmings varied according to the changing styles and whims of the individual wearer, but most bonnets of the period followed some general rules with regards to form. Rows of gathered net lining the brim was a fashion carry-over from the decade before, and a decorative curtain (also referred to as a "bavolet") appeared on most bonnets in order to shade the wearer's neck and accommodate for the low hairstyles. Another standard of 1860s bonnets is bonnet ties. There were often two sets, a thin pair of "utility ties" to take the strain of tying the bonnet, and another set of wide ties of silk or another fancy material. These rich ties were tied below the chin in a bow or left untied to show off the beautiful print or material.


Bonnets fell out of fashion over the decade in favor of small hats.


Style gallery 1860-1864

  1. Evening dresses from around 1860 with full skirts held out by crinolines
  2. Ball gowns from the early 1860's.
  3. Italian woman wears a gray striped jacket with turned-back pagoda sleeves trimmed in contrasting fabric and a matching skirt. Her blouse sleeves or engageantes are full over her lower arms, 1861.
  4. 1862 portrait of Jenny Lind depicts her a a white evening gown with a wide lace collar. Her hair is parted in the center, rolled or "turned up" at the sides, and decorated with flowers.
  5. Vienna fashion plate, showing male and female attire.
  6. Artistic dress has romantic, vaguely medieval lines with a slight train, and is worn without a corset or hoops. This young girl wears her hair down. 1862.
  7. Zouave jacket in bright red with ball fringe and braid trim is waist length and cutaway in front, 1864.
  8. Fashion plate of 1864 shows the fashionable braided Zouave-style cutaway jacket worn with a shirtwaist (blouse), skirt, and wide belt. The lady on the right wears a knee-length velvet coat.

These dresses, from around 1860, use crinolines to hold the skirts out. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (838x752, 253 KB) Summary Ball gowns of the early 1860s (somewhat extreme examples of the crinoline hoop-skirt style), drawn by Pauqet for Petit Courrier des Dames. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2024x2510, 375 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 1860s in fashion ... Image File history File links Magnus_Jenny_Lind. ... Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (958x653, 175 KB) Summary Fashion plate from the Wiener-Moden-Zeitung, July 1862, apparently showing river scene with steamboat. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (393x800, 47 KB) by James MacNeill Whistler, 1862. ... Image File history File links Tissot1. ... Image File history File links Fashion_plate_1864. ...

Style gallery 1865-1866

  1. Emilia Wlodowska wears a bronze-colored satin evening dress with bands of trim on the skirt, 1865.
  2. The Empress Elisabeth in evening dress, 1865. The skirt has an overlayer of sheer fabric called illusion and is noticeably fuller in back than in front, the first hint of the styles that would prevail in the next decade.
  3. Clara Barton wears a typical American hairstyle of 1865-66.
  4. Countess Karoly wears her hair in a net or snood. Her hat is tipped forward over her forehead, and is trimmed with ostrich plumes, 1865.
  5. Ellinor Guthrie wears a black satin gown trimmed with passementerie, 1865.
  6. Emilie Menzel wears her hair in a net snood. Her day dress has a pointed waist and slightly puffed, long sleeves, 1866.

Image File history File links Simmler_emilia_wlodkowsa_1865. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (351x602, 33 KB) Summary Empress Elisabeth by Franz Winterhalter, 1865. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (597x673, 53 KB) Summary Cropped image, from original: Clara Barton circa 1865 by Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C. Most famous and widely circulated photograph of Clara Barton. ... Download high resolution version (550x686, 87 KB)Gustave Courbet: Portrait of Countess Karoly, painted 1865, oil on canvas, in a private collection. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (685x1000, 345 KB) العربية | Česky | Deutsch | English | Ελληνικά | Español | فارسی | Français | עברית | Indonesian | Italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | Magyar | Nederlands | Polski | Português | Românǎ | Русский | Slovenščina | Српски | Sunda | 简体中文 | 正體中文 | Türkçe | Русский | Українська +/- (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to... Passementerie of applied gold cord and embroidery worn by Henry VIII of England (detail of a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1576x2132, 343 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Snood (headgear) 1860s in fashion ...

Style gallery 1867-1869

  1. Riding habits of 1867 feature short ot hip-length jackets and trailing petticoats for riding sidesaddle.
  2. Margherita of Savoy-Genoa wears an outdoor walking costume consisting of a loose jacket and matching skirt. The skirt is drawn up for ease of walking over an ankle-length underskirt or petticoat and hoops. She wears a bowler-like hat wrapped in a scarf or veil. Latter half 1860s.
  3. Fashions of 1869 show a high waist and an eliptical skirt. Draped styles suggest a separate underskirt or petticoat. Jackets are knee-length.
  4. Fashions from the Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1869, show the beginnings of the bustle: high-waisted skirts are looped up over underskirts. Hats are worn tipped forward over the forehead, and short gloves are worn with long, tight sleeves.

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3072x1920, 1416 KB) Le Mannequin page: 75 http://fr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (491x835, 73 KB) Summary Photographed by H. Le Lieure of Turin, identified recto in the lower margin and verso by his studio’s backplate Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other... Image File history File links Godesy_fashion_plate_1869. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (700x1000, 129 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mrs Beeton 1860s in fashion ...

Men's fashion

Parisian composers: The Circle of the Rue Royale, 1868.
Parisian composers: The Circle of the Rue Royale, 1868.

Men's fashion of the 1860s remained much the same as in the previous decade. Image File history File links Tissot_Cercle_Detail. ... Image File history File links Tissot_Cercle_Detail. ...


Shirts of linen or cotton featured high upstanding or turnover collars, and neckties grew wider and were tied in a bow or looped into a loose knot and fastened with a stickpin. Heavy padded and fitted frock coats (in French redingotes), now usually single-breasted, were worn for business occasions, over waistcoats or vests with lapels and notched collars. Waistcoats were generally cut straight across the front and had lapels. Business shirt A shirt is a piece of clothing for the trunk of the body. ... William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar. ... For the grappling position, see double collar tie. ... Formal black frock coat with silk faced lapels, light grey waistcoat, striped trousers, button boots, gloves, cravat in ascot knot and tie pin; April 1904. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...


The loosely fitted, mid-thigh length sack coat continued to slowly displace the frock coat for less-formal business occasions.


The slightly cutaway morning coat was worn for formal day occasions. The most formal evening dress remained a dark tail coat and trousers, with a white cravat; this costume was well on its way to crystalizing into the modern "white tie and tails". A morning coat is a mans coat worn as the principal item in morning dress. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with Commonwealth Prime Ministers, in the 1950s. ...


Full-length trousers were worn, generally of a contrasting fabric. Costumes consisting of a coat, waistcoat and trousers of the same fabric (called a "ditto suit") remained a novelty at this time. Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ...


Overcoats had wide lapels and deep cuffs, and often featured contrasting velvet collars.


Top hats briefly became the very tall "stovepipe" shape, but a variety of other hat shapes were popular. Duke Ellington wearing a top hat. ...


Style gallery

  1. Eduard de Stoeckl wears a frock coat over a waistcoat with a low front and lapels. He wears a patterned tie. 1855-65.
  2. Manet's unidentified man wears a tie secured with a jewel at the neck, a shawl-collared waistcoat, and a contrasting coat, 1860.
  3. British journalist George Augustus Sala wears an overcoat with black velvet collar, wide lapels, and deep cuffs over a frock coat, waistcoat, and tweed trousers. He wears leather gloves and carries a top hat. c. 1860-65.
  4. W. Curtis Noyes wears an overcoat with very wide lapels, wide cuffs, a contrasting (probably velvet) collar, and braid trim over a frock coat, waiscoat, and trousers which appear to be made of matching fabric. The ends of his large necktie are loosely looped and secured with a stickpin, and then tucked into his waistcoat. 1855-65.
  5. Former President John Tyler wears a cravat tied in a floppy bow. His coat has wide lapels and contrasting waistcoat have wide lapels, 1860-65.
  6. Composer Wilhelm Taubert wears a dark necktie tied in a bow and slightly winged collar. German, 1862.
  7. Thomas Henry Huxley wears a three-piece suit. His coat is cutaway in front. His waistcoat has no lapels and the front has a slight point on either side at the waist.
  8. Canadian journalist Thomas D'Arcy McGee wears a dark double-breasted frock coat over a high-buttoned single-breasted waistcoat and trousers., 1868.
Note: Photographs from the Library of Congress's Brady-Handy collection are collectively dated 1855-1865. Where possible, tighter dates have been applied based on known facts about the sitters. See Mathew Brady.

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Children's fashion

Very small girls wore their skirts just below knee-length over pantalettes. Skirts were longer as girls grew up until they reached floor length at coming-out (in their later teens). Young girls wore washable pinafores over their dresses for work and play to keep them clean. Girls costume showing linen pantalettes from Godeys Ladys Book 1855 Pantalettes are undergarments covering the legs worn by women, girls, and very young boys in the early- to mid-nineteenth century. ... A pinafore (or pinafore dress or pinny in British English; jumper dress or jumper in American English) is a sleeveless garment similar to an apron and worn as a dress or an overdress. ...


Boys wore simple jackets and trousers.

See also

The term Victorian fashion refers to fashion in clothing in the Victorian era, or the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). ... Jane Morris (The Blue Silk Dress) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1868. ... crinoline patented Cutaway view of a crinoline, Punch magazine, August 1856 Sequence of posed joke photographs of five stages of putting on a crinoline, ca. ...

References

  • Arnold, Janet: Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940, Wace 1966, Macmillan 1972. Revised metric edition, Drama Books 1977. ISBN 0-89676-027-8
  • Ashelford, Jane: The Art of Dress: Clothing and Society 1500-1914, Abrams, 1996. ISBN 0-8109-6317-5
  • Goldthorpe, Caroline: From Queen to Empress: Victorian Dress 1837-1877, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, ISBN 0-87099-535-9
  • Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century, Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS
  • Steele, Valerie: Paris Fashion: A Cultural History, Oxford University Press, 1988; ISBN 0-19-504465-7
  • Tozer, Jane, and Sarah Levitt: Fabric of Society: A Century of People and Their Clothes 1770-1870, Laura Ashley Ltd., 1983; ISBN 0-9508913-0-4

Janet Arnold (1932-November 2, 1998) was a British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author. ...

External links

  • 1850s and 1860s Fashion
  • 1860s Men's Fashions - circa 1860 Men's Fashion Photos with Annotations
  • Garibaldi jacket
  • Photographs of Women from the American Civil War Period c. 1859-1865 (with notes on costume and hairstyles)
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