So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Victorian Era Clothes Are Interesting

By Farley Deeds


You can live in this modern era and enjoy Victorian period dresses. Worn in the nineteenth century, these garments were worn by women along with corsets, fancy hats, and sometimes an umbrella. Petticoats were also worn during this time. Women had to be fitted into them as they were tight around their body and uncomfortable. Women had to learn to breathe in a different way in order to compensate for the fashion.

Aristocratic women wore a lot of this fashion more than women in lower classes. This was a sign of the culture being at play. It did not mean everyone agreed with it. They just seemed to flow into it. In the nineteenth century, women's clothing was around women's legs in a puffed-up way created a very elegant look. Women liked this style even though it was difficult to wear in some ways. It was a bit constricting.

The gowns often involved sloping shoulders, tight waists and bell shaped skirts that fanned out below the waist. Daytime and evening gowns differed in form and style. Evening apparel had a lower neckline, while the day time dress included a bodice.

Gloves were a real fashion statement back then. They were made to accommodate what the woman was already wearing. Bonnets also came into play as well as the puffy sleeves. Colors and designs made the coordinations even more interesting. They were to attract men and it often worked. Fashion makes a powerful statement on a culture. Women started wearing pants many years later which really revolutionized fashion.

In the early twentieth century, clothing was manufactured in factories while before most of them were made through seamstresses and by people in their own home. They worked on sewing machines and used patterns of their own making or someone else's designs.

Sewing machines made people work faster and a little harder because higher expectations were placed on production. This was bad and good. It was easier to make clothes because the machine did all the work, but it was bad in the way that less quality and time went into each piece. A personal touch was lost which was unfortunate. People adapted, however and the clothing industry would be changed forever.

The industrial changes that took place involved trade offs. There were both negative and positive aspects to the changes. Now many of the older styles of clothing are revered by consumers interested in nostalgia. Some consumers also prefer the earlier dresses because they are better made in terms of durability and quality. This trade off is evaluated differently from one individual to the next, but many people are happy with the older sturdier garments.

Victorian period dresses have many characteristics that are not found in more contemporary styles of clothing. They were often better designed, despite the more primitive technology used to produce them. Each garment was given more individual attention which probably kept the quality at a high standard. These garments make nice conversation pieces and can really spice up a party or a formal gathering.




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