VICTORIAN ERA: WOMEN’S CLOTHING

Corey Augusto

PETTICOATS

Protect the skin

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CORSETS

Used to make a woman’s waist smaller

Can crush ribs

Woman passed out from lack of air

CRINOLINE

Used to make the bell shape women wanted to

achieve

Hard to sit down in

Made of wood

Sometimes made of steel

Very stiff

BUSTLE

Used to make the shape of a woman have a larger

bottom

Went from all different styles and shapes through

the years

DRESSESThe most expensive dresses were handmade

Needed petticoats to prevent the dress from getting

sweaty

OUTER WARE

Never left house without hat, parasol, purse, and

gloves

Shoes were little boots, typically with a tiny heal

BATHING SUITS!!!

Made of wool

Long pants and shirts

CONCLUSION

The outfits women wore back then were ridiculous

and very uncomfortable