FASHION

CULTURE
19th
CENTURY
ACCESSORIES +
CHILDREN
Craze of cashmere shawl
- Shawl is an essential accessory
- Museum of Fine Arts- Boston
- Most warmest and luxurious: Woven made in
India ( In the valley of Kashmir- form Angora
goat living in Himalyan)
19th century- Hairstyle
Early decade, hair was parted in
the center front. As the decade
progressed, these curl become
more elaborate and expansive.
The bun on the back became a
looped knot worn high on top of
the head

Wide-brimmed hats with mass of

feathers and ribbon trims were
worn by mid-decade

Regency hairstyle Hair style 1830s

1830s hats
Bonnet or hats (Outdoor)

Bonnet 1860s

Bonnet 1840s
straw hat

large round
brim
 Capote bonnet
The most common hat of 19th century

Retained the soft bottom covering the chignon

1850s fashion-
Capote
Wide-brimmed hat

Wide-brimmed hat with bows

and big feather

Shown with an evening gown

Caps
Women also began to wear caps
known as a cornette around 1816.
These caps were tied under the chin
and worn indoors. They also tended to
be greatly adorned with plumes,
ribbons, flowers, and jewels

Another alternative to the cornette was

the turban
Turban
Quick
turban or
gathered
crown
beret style
 Women's hat late 19th century

Bonnets and hats continued to be worn until the 1860s when small,
elegant styles appeared which simply perched on top of the head.
Small hats decorated with birds and feathers and artificial flowers
were fashionable.
Indoor- Linen caps

Regency lace cap Cap 1850

Parasole 1860-1869
- To protect one'self from the
sun, serving as support.
Shoes 19th century
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CHANGED FOOTWEAR

- Trade and manufacturing processes brought innovations to

shoes for both practical and attractive
- Before mass production of industrial innovation, shoes for both
right and left feet were the same.
- 1880 saw the beginning of shoes made specially for right or left
foot
- Women are able to obtain more variety of footwear.
Manufacturer introduced more shoes for sport, for specific
athletic activities and shoes could match any outfit
- Men began to go to work, required more practical shoes.
Women, on the other hand, stayed at home at work impractical
but fanciful types of shoes
Shoes 19th century
Following French Revolution, plain
leather footwear became the mode:
durable and affordable

Walking= pedestrianism , activity for

women

Walking became a popular activity⇒

boots became a necessity( Adelaides
and Chelsea boots=elastic sides boot)

Balmoral= Front laced boots, popular for

both men and women
Pair of black leather riding boots
 Colored footwear found favor
during the 1830s with ankle-
length skirts, but fell from use
for the next two decades.

By the mid-1850s, black or

white footwear was elegant
choice

After mid-1850s, with

crinoline, skirt tend to tip and
swing, exposing ankle and
Ankle boots 1820 foot⇒ interest in the
decoration of shoe vamps

Heel introduced on women's

footwear during late 1850

Boots late 19th

century
Shoes- Flat slipper- fashionable shoes

Wedding slipper, in satin,

1830-1840 shoes- V&A search

Shoes 1800
Evening slipper 1830s
Purse and bags, fans, glooves
Students do research on “Purse and bag"
Top hat 19th century
Top hat: Most common men's hat of
19th century

Narrow brimmed silk hat with a tall,

straight crown and a flat top
Bowler hat (Derby)
Felt hat with rounded crown,
created by London hat maker
Thomas and William Bowler

Worn with semi-formal and

informal attire

Popular with British, Irish and

American working classes, later
with middle and upper class in
United kingdom
Gambler hat
Made of gool quality wool felt

Wide brim

Shown ribbon band

Walking stick
Other accessories
 Men's Shoes
Shoe production was increasingly
mechanized in themid-nineteenth
century
By 1900 most people wore shoes made
in factories and sold by shoe retailers

By the 1890s, relative increases in

wealth, increased participation in sport
and leisure activities such as tennis,
golf, and cycling, and improvements in
mass-manufacturing techniques led to
middle-class consumption of an
increasingly diverse range of styles

Keywords: Jockey, top boots (featured a

top of lighter colored leather), laced up
walking shoes, flat leather evening
pumps

Various boots: top boots, Wellington,

Man's boots of brown leather
Men's pattern leather shoes Hessian, and Blucher boots

Mid-century:ankle boots (Balmoral)-->

common boots
Children wear 19th century
Children wear 19th century
All mid-to-late 19th Century toddlers, boys and girls both, wear
the same basic clothing: a dress, often with a pinafore over it,
white stockings, and leather boots or shoes.

The pinafore can be white or any color, solid or small print.

Dressing small children in skirts makes it easier to change their

diapers

If daddies don't want to see their children in dresses ⇒ Children

wear short trousers with matching jacket
 Children wear
At ages 4-7, clothing for girls is exactly what they wore at 2 and 3:
a simple dress with a pinafore over it to keep them clean, with
the addition of petticoats or hoops for older girls, as fancy or as
plain as desired.

At this age, girls’ dresses have a defined waist and the same
dropped shoulder line and full skirts as their mothers’.

(Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, women dressed their

daughters in outfits that were almost identical to their own. Young
girls appeared as mini versions of their mother)

As the girls get older their dresses get longer until they are 15-16
and have full-length skirts

Girl worn a pinafore until they were old enough to refuse,

STUDENTS DO MORE RESEARCH IN CLASS FOR CHILDREN

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