Victorian Era Fashion

As previously mentioned, I'm going to dedicate this post to the fabulous Victorian Era!

The Victorian Era is definitely my favorite period in fashion, along with the 1940's.

For this post, I thought I would focus on the ball gowns and more iconic styles of this era.

            One thing the Victorian Era is known for is their elaborated fashion. The women’s dresses would be heavily draped with embroidered fabrics atop each other. Even the shoes would be bright, bold colors bedecked in jewels. A classic Victorian detail is that the skirts would be draped and scalloped to give the illusion of fullness while making the waist slim. Remind you of the 40's? :)

 This picture below shows larger scallops.     

                                               

These two pictures below show the layering and draping of fabric and the embroidery in the gowns.

                              

Most ball gowns during this time would have capped sleeves with a wide neckline, slightly exposing the shoulders.

And of course, where would a Victorian lady be without accessories? The usual embellished hat, umbrella, purse, and a small hand fan!

The Victorian Era is known for the fitted jackets which later came back in style in the 1940's.

The fabrics used in the Victorian Era were very elaborate and finely detailed as shown in this picture 

below.

  

This picture below is a modern take on the Victorian Era gown, which I absolutely love!

I hope you have enjoyed this post and come back for the next one!
Have a very Merry Christmas and take delight in the birth of our Savior! :)
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11

1940's Hair and Makeup

For this week I thought I would focus on the hair and makeup aspect of the 1940's.

Let's start with hair, shall we?

So, one of the most iconic hairstyles of the 1940's was introduced by actress Veronica Lane. It's known as the "Peek-A-Boo" hairstyle because one eye is showing while the other is hidden by hair. This hairstyle was worn for more glamorous events opposed to everyday life.

The more everyday look was very simple and ladylike. The hair would come around the shoulders in curls but be swept out of the face to show off the eyes but also for convenience purposes seeing as women started working and needed their hair out of their faces.

Another iconic hairstyle was the up-do. This could be an everyday look or a more glamorous look depending on how it was worn. Usually an up-do would be created with what were called "Victory Rolls" in honor of America's involvement in WWII. The rolls would start in the front and come together in the back.

On to makeup!

The everyday makeup in the 1940's mainly consisted of various powders, lipstick, mascara and nail polish. The 1920's and 1930's were both very glamorous decades but the 1940's was all about being feminine and beautiful in a natural way rather than an overly glamorous way as the previous decades were.

For further details, here a some fun makeup tutorials from the 1940's :) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibLQnWKsz-w 

Adorable, right?! :)

Thank you so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed it and come back for the next post!