VICTORIAN FASHION (SHIRE)

This colourful introduction to what the Victorians wore describes the vibrant, fancy materials and lace edging at one end of the spectrum, and the tight-laced sobriety of mourning apparel at the other. It examines both high fashion imports from Paris and more modest everyday wear, evening costume, bridal styles, children's clothes, and sportswear, and explores the social and cultural backdrop to clothing in Britain's great age of industry and empire.