How to make a victorian dress

Fashion through the 1800s

Breathtaking Victorian ensemble from the epoch of natural shapes, which was designed according to real historical patterns. The look was inspired by the "The Age of innocence" series. The set consists of the skirt and tightlacing corset with metal bones and a bustle skirt. It is made of natural tusser silk, taffeta, tulle and two types of laces. Laces and all the elements are handmade and hand-attached. #victorian #victoriandress #victorianeasthetic

Do you want to make your own historical costumes on a budget? These are my 8 tips on how to get started in historical costuming!

An early holiday gift from three Swedish museums: The Royal Armoury, the castle of Skokloster and the Halwyl museum? Yes, please! Link These three museums now have an online database with a vast collection of objects from the middle ages and onwards so here is something for all tastes: The website is in Swedish only for the time being, but to make a simple search for garments, type "kläder" (clothes) in the search field on the front page and you'll get hundreds of results. Happy browsing!

Are a fan of historical clothing or attend cosplay events or elaborate balls, you can make your own dress using a Victorian dress patterns. I have included patterns for daily wear as well as formal wear.

Crinoline to crinolette to bustle

The Victorian bustle dress outfit is beautiful. All that lace, ribbon, bows, fringe, pleated trim, ruffles, and frills! You want to wear one. But, you don't know where to begin. It looks so complicated with all those layers. Fortunately, it is really not as complicated as it may seem. Here, Sue Woods will guide you