Portrait of Emily Faithfull (1835–1895). English women’s rights activist, and publisher.
Tag: Victorian fashion
Millicent Fawcett British suffragette. Victorian period.
Millicent Fawcett Suffragette. Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929), was a British suffragette. She was known especially as a leader of the women’s suffrage movement. She was convinced that men and women… Read More
Victorian Fashion England. The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine.
Victorian Fashion England. Crinoline Costumes. Headdresses, Child costumes. The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine. Neo-Rococo style fashion.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com