Victorian dress

Hoop skirt attire

Victorian dress refers to clothing styles worn during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), characterized by corsets, crinolines, bustles, high necklines, and elaborate layering for women, with frock coats and top hats for men.

The term now evokes any clothing with period details like lace, ruffles, and cinched waists: She wore a Victorian dress to the costume party.

The style influences Gothic fashion and steampunk aesthetics.

Related

bodice · lace · silk · bonnet · hoop skirt · whalebone · velvet · ruffle · high collar · parasol · gloves · mourning · mourning veil · black · modest · embroidery · taffeta · ballgown

Categories
Opposites
historical era/fashion period

Victorian dresscontemporary fashion

Present-day clothing trends

flapper dress · athleisure · avant-garde fashion · streetwear

modesty and coverage

Victorian dressbikini

Divided women's swimwear

string bikini · miniskirt · crop top · lingerie · hot pants

structural complexity

Victorian dressshift dress

Loose, straight-hanging garment

slip dress

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G