Before ResearchBefore the Victorian era, the main focus of fashion was on men. Women's fashion has changed somewhat, but the general idea of long skirts, tight bodices and heavy fabrics has remained consistent. Real changes in style and fashion were not made until around 1840, when Queen Victoria came to power. After her accession to queen, fashion began to change radically. Pride and Prejudice is a book written in this period and the fashion is clearly visible. Looking at the fashions of the era can provide clear examples of social customs, role models, and other aspects of the period. The question to start with is: how have royals influenced women's fashion over the centuries? Royalty affects all kinds of things, so why not fashion? Another important issue relating to the era is how women changed their style due to the emerging women's right movement. What other things have influenced fashion? This has been a truly dramatic time and you can be sure that changing fashions can go hand in hand with changing culture. What events at this time could have triggered such a change? These are all things I hope to discover. Victorian Fashion To begin my research, I wanted to learn something about fashions and how they changed. I thought this would be helpful, because if you don't know what fashions have done, you won't know if they were influenced by them. I learned that Victorian era fashion was divided into several parts, consisting of Pre-hoop, hoop, Early Bustle, Natural Form, Late Bustle, 1890, and Edwardian. Each part of the era was looking for different looks and styles. The Pre-hoop era began in 1840, soon after Queen Victoria took power. Characteristics of this era include a long torso, low shoulders, and... middle of paper... gn. Her most influential contributions appear to be her wedding dress and the mourning traditions she helped inspire. After examining this research, it is evident that Queen Victoria was just as influential on the typical wardrobe as she was on the rest of an ordinary person's daily life. Works Cited Delahunt, Jeannie. "Victorian Influence: Women's Fashion: 1860s." Suite. Np, 06 10 2008. Web. 13 February 2014.Rothman, Heather. “Mourning in the Victorian Era.” . NP Rete. 6 Mar 2014."Queen Victoria's wedding dress: the one that started it all."The Dreamstress. Np, 18 04 2011. Web. 13Sandeen, Del. "History of Victorian Fashion". I love knowing. NP Network. February 13, 2014."Victorian fashion." Wikipedia. NP, March 2, 2014. Web. March 11, 2014."What is the Victorian Era?" Truly Victorian. NP Rete. 7 February 2014. "White Wedding". Wikipedia. Np, 10 02 2014. Web. 13 February 2014.
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