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