Over 280 rare photographs document the clothing of ordinary men, women, and children from the 1840s through the 1890s, in what appears to be their Sunday best. Bustles, hoops, pantalets, shirtwaists, top hats, waistcoats, bowlers, other Victorian-era attire, as well as hairdressing and tonsorial styles. Introduction to fashions of each decade.

American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by Priscilla Harris Dalrymple (Author)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (March 1, 1991)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486265331
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780486265339