Victorian Britain: Difference between revisions

If you know anything about the Victorian Era, you are probably thinking of those dresses and top hats. Fashion was constantly changing, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20041031084644/http://www.100megspop3.com/adira/victoria/1841plateb.jpg this in the 1840s], to [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__czwCf07jhw/SQKIZOy0b2I/AAAAAAAAA4o/T6RkO_18YJg/s400/getimage4.jpg this in the 1880s], as it does these days, and was very important to the new middle class. Where the aristocracy didn't have to worry, and the working class didn't have time to worry, the middle class was very interested in looking wealthy and fashionable. The improvements in the textile industry allowed for fabrics to be experimented with more, and eventually industrial chemistry led to the invention of new dyes. If you think of the Victorian Era as black or white, or sepia toned, blame cameras - bright colors were usually fashionable, and often times in impressive patterns, too (like paisley!) Also, make-up on those days, and raised hemlines, were considered taboo and inappropriate.

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* The Sisters Bronte: [[Charlotte Bronte]], [[Emily BronteBrontë]], and [[Anne Bronte]]. Most notably Emily's ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]'' and Charlotte's ''[[Jane Eyre]]''. Anne's ''[[The Tenant of Wildfell Hall]]'' was also wildly popular at the time.

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