Grab Victorian Fashions: A Pictorial Archive, 965 Illustrations Presented By Carol Belanger Grafton Contained In Manuscript

collection of Victorian fashion images great for referencing when making period clothing, It would be great if they were in color as well not just black and white, I thought this was a fantastic collection of Victorian fashions taken from vintage periodicals, I only wish that

there was more context, They are arranged in chronological order, but with all those catalogs at the author's disposal, its a shame that she didn't include any other small details.
I would have loved to see names of some of the styles, prices, materials, and other tidbits that were surely available to the author.
Absolutely beautiful references! Clip art type pictures, Very cool. Women's fashions during the second half of the nineteenth century offered a delightful display of styles reflecting English, French, and American tastes.
This comprehensive treasury of more thancrisp blackandwhite illustrations arranged chronologically and dated by year provides a rich pictorial record of clothing styles from that period.
Suitable for a wide variety of graphic projects, these cuts will especially appeal to artists and illustrators in search of finely rendered images of authentic Victorian fashions.

Selected by graphic artist Carol Belanger Grafton from such vintage sources as Harper's Bazar, La Mode Illustrée, Peterson's Magazine, Godey's Salon de la Mode and Frank Leslie's Ladies' Magazine, the cuts brim with clear detail and oldtime flavor as they record a wealth of evolving styles from ornate gowns of the mids, widened by hoop skirts and elaborately enhanced with ribbons, ruffles, laces, and bows, to turnofthecentury fashions that produced lego'mutton sleeves, narrowed skirts, diminished bustles, and highnecked bodices except for evening wear, which exhibited a more daring neckline.

Here, for copyrightfree use, are hundreds of elegant dresses accented with intricately embroidered designs, shirtwaists featuring lace inserts, and row upon row of tiny pleats, tightly laced undergarments, widebrimmed hats topped with feathers, flowers, and ribbon beaded handbags, magnificent parasols, furtrimmed capes, and much, much more.
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