Victorian Era

Question 1

• Ruled British Empire for 64 years
• wore black for 40 years (after her husband’s death)
• started the tradition of wearing white to wedding

Answer 1

Queen Victoria

Question 2

Victorian Era Clothing Style

Answer 2

• Industrial Revolution: clothes became cheaper, faster, and available
• working class can wear same styles as aristocracy, but cheaper materials
• new modes of retail: department stores, magazines, and mail-order catalogs
• differentiated by gender rather than class

Question 3

Women’s Clothing Description

Answer 3

1. BODICE: fitted that ended in a V-point below the natural waist replaced the empire line
2. CORSETS: tight, restricted movement
3. SKIRTS: increased in fullness, supported by multiple petticoats or crinolines
4. LOW NECKLINE: almost off-shoulder, for evenings and formalwear
5. HIGH NECKLINE: higher neckline, collars, and shawls were preferred for daywear

Question 4

For underwear, the chemise and drawers were sometimes replaced by a garment combining the two, called the:

Answer 4

COMBINATIONS

Question 5

Boning for corsets was carried out using

Answer 5

BALEEN (whalebone)

Question 6

• replaced the many layers of petticoats.
• collapsible
• Sewing machines aided the mass production of this, making it more available to a wider audience

Answer 6

CAGE CRINOLINE

Question 7

Cage crinolines became narrower, and is now known as the

Answer 7

CRINOLETTE or HALF-CRINOLINE

Question 8

• Introduced as a distinct UNDERGARMENT during the early 1870s, they were gathered up at the back, projecting out below the waist.
• it was the foundation of the new shape of skirts.
• made of sculpted pleats and ruffles, often stiffened with horsehair

Answer 8

DRESS IMPROVER
(or by its French name TOURNURE)

Question 9

extended support for the rear end of the skirt, which were, with its cascading arrangement of pleats, ruffles and flounces, the focus of decoration

Answer 9

WATERFALL BUSTLES

Question 10

• Steel strips were attached to insides of dresses to amplify the curve.
• it had a pivot, allowing the steel wires to collapse when the wearer sat down.

Answer 10

PHANTOM CURVE

Question 11

A small, horsehair padding called _____ was attached inside the skirt to shape the back of the body

Answer 11

BUSTLE PAD

Question 12

Women’s Clothing

Answer 12

1. SHIRTWAIST
2. GARIBALDI BLOUSE/SHIRT
3. COATS, CAPES & JACKETS
4. TARTALAN DRESS

Question 13

Women’s Clothing
- woman’s blouse that resembles a man’s shirt
- buttons down front, a tailored collar sometimes worn with a tie, or a choker neckline
- was one of the first items produced by the ready-to-wear industry
- full sleeves at the shoulder that close-fitted at the lower arm, it was made of lightweight cotton or silk
- Worn always tucked neatly into a skirt, the front and back pleats are gathered into a waist-level band.
- Frills, ruffles and lace-trimmed insertions make the shirtwaist more feminine.

Answer 13

SHIRTWAIST
(also called WAIST)

Question 14

Women’s Clothing
- a woman’s loose blouse
- dropped shoulders
- full sleeves gathered at the wrist
- it was copied from the red flannel shirts worn by Italian patriot Guiseppe ______
- usually in red fabric trimmed with black braid
- it was introduced to mainstream fashion by Empress Eugenie.

Answer 14

GARIBALDI BLOUSE or GARIBALDI SHIRT

Question 15

Women’s Clothing
- To protect themselves against the cold Victorian weather, women wore a variety of outer-wear
- Tailored like a man’s jacket
- they had more feminine shoulder line (pleats at the sleeves)
- a more fitted waistline and rounded hips (with pleats at the back to accommodate the bustle)

Answer 15

COATS, CAPES, and JACKET

Question 16

Women’s Clothing
- light, flowing dress
- made of cotton, muslin or light linen-weave
- normally in white with colored ribbon trimmings or frills
- was worn in the summertime.

Answer 16

TARTALAN DRESS

Question 17

Men’s Clothing during the day

Answer 17

For morning, men wore a morning coat with light colored trousers

Question 18

Men’s Clothing for evening

Answer 18

dark coat with dark trousers

Question 19

_______ was invented in the 1870s, and it became a hit among fashionable men.

Answer 19

The three-piece suit

Question 20

Men’s Trousers

Answer 20

• variations of the cut of trousers were slight
• usually of equal width from the knee to the ankle
• The invention of the TROUSER PRESS in the 1890s facilitated the fashion for a crease down the front and back of the trousers
• Trousers in prints like stripes and checks also came into fashion, for daytime and evening wear.

Question 21

The invention of the _______ in the 1890s facilitated the fashion for a crease down the front and back of the trousers.

Answer 21

TROUSER PRESS

Question 22

Men’s Jackets

Answer 22

1. The Norfolk Jacket
2. Patrol Jacket
3. Reefer Jacket
4. Inverness Cape
5. Smoking Jacket

Question 23

Men’s Jacket
- Accredited to the 14th Duke of ____
- a single-breasted belted jacket
- ample room in the shoulders for ease of movement
- Usually made of tweed
- it was a staple riding or hunting outfit in the 1870s, paired with knickers or loose trousers.

Answer 23

NORFOLK JACKET

Question 24

Men’s Jacket
- worn by the British Hussar Regiments in the second half of the 19th century
- it represented the zenith of military tailoring

Answer 24

PATROL JACKET

Question 25

Men’s Jacket
- double-breasted
- 3 or 4 pairs of buttons
- vents at the side seams

Answer 25

REEFER JACKET

Question 26

Men’s Jacket
- water-repellant cape
- hindered the rain from soaking the fine wool of a man’s formal jacket

Answer 26

INVERNESS CAPE

Question 27

Men’s Jacket
- introduced in the 1850s
- usually made of velvet, cashmere or plush
- ornamented with military-style braid frogging

Answer 27

SMOKING JACKET

Question 28

Men’s Tailcoat/Dress Coat description

Answer 28

• fine black cloth
• cutaway at the waist
• silk or velvet collar and facings
• worn for evening and formal occasions only after 1860

Question 29

By the late 1880s, following the daytime trend, a less formal evening coat was introduced:

Answer 29

• first called a DRESS LOUNGE or DINNER JACKET
• more well known in America as the TUXEDO