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Victorian Dress for a Fancy Dress Party

on February 20, 2010 – 9:37 am

Fancy Dress

 

Fancy Dress was the theme of choice for most special occasion parties during the reign of Queen Victoria. The Queen, fond of historical themes for fancy balls, made historical and historical character costumes the rage. The period most favored was the eighteenth century. Although based on historical styles, the majority of these costumes invariably followed the fashion line of the day far more than the styles of the past. Here is an 1880s fancy dress costume representing a character from the 1700s. The fancy dress is fashioned from a gentleman’s 18th century waistcoat and 18th century embroidered dress silk, but with the contemporary 1880′s silhouette.

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