"Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s."
Refers to the clothing styles that were prevalent during the Victorian era, characterized by tight corsets, long skirts, elegant dresses, and top hats for men.
"The period saw many changes in fashion, including changes in styles, fashion technology and the methods of distribution."
"Mass production of sewing machines in the 1850s as well as the advent of synthetic dyes introduced major changes in fashion. Clothing could be made more quickly and cheaply."
"Advancement in printing and proliferation of fashion magazines allowed the masses to participate in the evolving trends of high fashion, opening the market of mass consumption and advertising."
"Under Queen Victoria's reign, England enjoyed a period of growth along with technological advancement."
"A changing perception of gender roles also influenced fashion."
"By 1905, clothing was increasingly factory made and often sold in large, fixed-price department stores, spurring a new age of consumerism with the rising middle class who benefited from the industrial revolution."
"The advent of synthetic dyes introduced major changes in fashion."
"The period saw changes in the methods of distribution."
"Advancement in printing and proliferation of fashion magazines allowed the masses to participate in the evolving trends of high fashion."
"A changing perception of gender roles also influenced fashion."
"Clothing could be made more quickly and cheaply."
"Mass production of sewing machines in the 1850s introduced major changes in fashion."
"Spurring a new age of consumerism with the rising middle class who benefited from the industrial revolution."
"Advancement in printing and proliferation of fashion magazines allowed the masses to participate in the evolving trends of high fashion."
"Clothing was increasingly factory made...spurring a new age of consumerism with the rising middle class who benefited from the industrial revolution."
"The rising middle class benefited from the industrial revolution."
"Clothing was increasingly factory made and often sold in large, fixed-price department stores."
"The period saw many changes in fashion, including changes in styles, fashion technology, and the methods of distribution."
"Roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s."