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