1867 Dress Costumes

After the Civil War the upper middle class in America expanded and became increasingly style-conscious. Visiting European royalty as well as American women returning from the International Exhibition in Paris in 1867 stimulated fashion awareness — and it was in this climate that the magazine Harper's Bazar flowered. Dedicated to being "A repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and Instruction," it brought to American women inside glimpses of the very latest European and American fashions, all in care... [Read More]

Create an authentic fashion parade of Victorian styles with four dolls and 28 gorgeous costumes, including walking suits, carriage dresses, evening and seasonal attire, a bridal gown, and accessories. All costumes are historically accurate adaptations of designs that appeared in Harper's Bazar, one of the 19th century's top fashion magazines.

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. Introduction to fashions of each decade.

There’s many who feel the Alaska Territory is no place for a woman on her own. But Charlotte Brody, suffragette and journalist, has never let public opinion dictate her life choices. She’s come to the frontier town of Cordova, where her brother Michael practices medicine, for the same reason many come to Alaska—to start over.   Cordova is gradually getting civilized, but the town is still rougher than Charlotte imagined. And when a local prostitute—one of the working girls her brother h... [Read More]

The awestruck press thrilled all of Canada with reports of the Earl of Dufferin’s 1876 fancy dress ball at Rideau Hall. Twenty years later, the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen not only topped Dufferin’s extravaganza and catered to a new taste: at their Historical Fancy Dress Ball, guests promenaded as important characters from Canadian history. The next year, in Toronto, their Victorian Era Ball feted Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee by celebrating in costume the progress of her reign ... [Read More]

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Strapless corset with front busk closure, lace-up back for cinching and matching thong. Comes with removable White Patent Belt, Hat, and White Ruffle Panty.

Hawaiian grass skirt is great for luaus and beach parties!

✿Size: ✿Label Size:S----US/EU Size:M----Asian Size:XL---- Bust:106cm/41.73''----Shoulder:44cm/17.32''----Sleeve:64cm/25.20'' ----Length:72cm/28.35'' ✿Label Size:M----US/EU Size:M----Asian Size:XXL----Bust:110cm/43.31''----Shoulder:46cm/18.11''----Sleeve:65cm/25.59''----Length:74cm/29.13'' ✿Label Size:L----US/EU Size:L----Asian Size:XXL----Bust:115cm/45.28'' ----Shoulder:48cm/18.90''----Sleeve:66cm/25.98''----Length:76cm/29.92'' ✿Label Size:XL----US/EU Size:L----Asian Size:XXXL----... [Read More]