Cross-post: Victorian Clothing Research and Help for New Reenactors

1861 Engraving from Der Bazaar

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The following are informational posts I've written for my Civil War group's public blog (link conveniently located on the side-bar to your left).

Mourning Attire

More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Hoopskirts

Victorian Make-Up

Color Schemes of the mid-19th Century

A Picture Dictionary of Corset Hardware

Examples of Women's, Men's, and Children's Shoes from the mid-19th Century

Sources for Early 1860s Men's Clothing

Sources for Early 1860s Women's Clothing: Part I and Part II

[I've already mention a lot of these resources in this blog, but if helps, here are my round-ups of primary sources available on-line: writings, paintings, and museum collections, as well as some good secondary sources.]