Women's Costume in England during the 19th Century

Not only was women’s costume in England, during the 19th century, beautiful and elegant, it was also very practical and had multiple uses. No original style was created in the nineteenth century and therefore was known as the age of revivals. Old styles were renewed and added upon. The opening years of the 19th century were characterized by a very revolutionary change in style of dress, a reversion to the classical simplicity of Greece …

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