American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs (Paperback)

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. Indispensable for any student of costume, fashion, early photography. Introduction. Introduction to fashions of each decade. Captions.