19 TH CENTURY UNDERGARMENTS P R E S E N T E D B Y L A U R A M E Y E R

1. 1800-1820- Regency, Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice

2. 1830s-1850’s- Charles Dickens, Queen Victoria takes the throne in 1837

3. 1860s-1870s- High Victorian,

Civil War, then early bustle period

4. 1880s- Late Victorian, natural form and late bustle period

5. 1890s- Belle Epoch, Anne of Green Gables

6. A Mention of Men’s Unmentionables

19TH CENTURY

UNDERGARMENTS

Overview: Basic Garments

Drawers/Pantalettes

Chemise/Camisole

Corset

Petticoats

Crinolines (hoopskirts)

1 8 0 0 - 1 8 2 0 ’ S - REGENCY

JANE EYRE, P RIDE & P REJ U DICE

1 8 0 0 - 1 8 2 0 ’ S - REGENCY

JANE EYRE, P RIDE & P REJ U DICE

1 8 0 0 - 1 8 2 0 ’ S - REGENCY

JANE EYRE, P RIDE & P REJ U DICE

1 8 3 0 ’ S - 1 8 5 0 ’ S - EARLY VICTORIAN C H A R L E S D I C K E N S E R A

V I C T O R I A T A K E S T H E T H R O N E I N 1 8 3 7

1830 ’S -1850 ’S - EARLY VICTORIAN 3 0 ’ S

1830 ’S -1850 ’S - EARLY VICTORIAN 3 0 ’ S

1830 ’S -1850 ’S - EARLY VICTORIAN 4 0 ’ S

1830 ’S -1850 ’S - EARLY VICTORIAN 4 0 ’ S

1830 ’S -1850 ’S - EARLY VICTORIAN 5 0 ’ S

1830 ’S -1850 ’S - EARLY VICTORIAN 5 0 ’ S

1 8 6 0 ’ S - 1 8 7 0 ’ S - HIGH VICTORIAN

6 0 ’ S - C I V I L WA R

1 8 6 0 ’ S - 1 8 7 0 ’ S - HIGH VICTORIAN

7 0 ’ S - E A R LY BU S T L E P E R I O D

1 8 6 0 ’ S - 1 8 7 0 ’ S - HIGH VICTORIAN

7 0 ’ S - E A R LY BU S T L E P E R I O D

1880’S - LATE VICTORIAN NATU RAL F ORM

1880’S - LATE VICTORIAN NATU RAL F ORM

1880’S - LATE VICTORIAN L ATE BU STL E P ERIOD

1880’S - LATE VICTORIAN L ATE BU STL E P ERIOD

1880’S - LATE VICTORIAN L ATE BU STL E P ERIOD

1880’S - LATE VICTORIAN L ATE BU STL E P ERIOD

1890’S - BELLE ÉPOQUE A N N E O F G R E E N G A B L E S , M O U L I N R O U G E ,

T H E G I B S O N G I R L

1890’S - BELLE ÉPOQUE A N N E O F G R E E N G A B L E S , M O U L I N R O U G E ,

T H E G I B S O N G I R L

1890’S - BELLE ÉPOQUE A N N E O F G R E E N G A B L E S , M O U L I N R O U G E ,

T H E G I B S O N G I R L

A MENTION OF MEN’S U NM ENTIONABL ES

PRINT RESOURCES

“Bustle Fashions 1885-1887” by Francis Grimble

“Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harper’s Bazaar 1867-1898

“Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail” by Lucy Johnston

“Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from ‘La Mode Illustree’ ” edited

by JoAnne Olian

“The Corset: A Cultural History” by Valerie Steele

“Underwear Fashion in Detail” by Eleri Lynn

“Corsets and Crinolines” by Nora Waugh

“Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques” by Jill Salen