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bunad · 1 year
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Group dressed for skiing
some time in the 1890s - likely in the Oslo area
by Marthinius Skøyen
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history-of-fashion · 4 months
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1897 Women's cotton gymnastic suit
(Satakunta Museum)
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daguerreotyping · 10 months
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Magic lantern glass slide entitled "Man in His Strength" depicting a very fit fellow running in very small shorts, c. 1890s
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fashionsfromhistory · 2 years
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Tennis Ensemble
1895-1905
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antiquatedplumbobs · 11 months
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Antiquated Brindleton
An 1890s Decades Challenge Save File
This save has been almost a year in the making, but it's finally here! It includes a completely rebuilt Brindleton Bay inspired by historic New England towns and set in the 1890s. This save uses a light amount of historical cc and most of the packs.
Download and details under the cut:
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SAVE DETAILS:
Includes:
Eight new residential lots
Seven new community lots
Six new households
Builds and households are all located in Brindleton Bay. The world is intended to be historically accurate to about 1890, though some liberties for functionality have been taken.
Builds in other worlds have been deleted. The necessary buildings, like dorms, active career lots, and the high school, have all been left in place.
Townies have been evicted, but not deleted, as I prefer EA townies to fully randomized townies.
If you’d like more period appropriate townies to add, the lovely @jewishsimming has some great historical ones to download and @cowplant-snacks has an amazing tutorial on how to manage your townies with MCCC.
REQUIREMENTS: I have all the packs except Batuu and some of the kits. I didn’t limit myself when building. I don’t have everything listed out here, but I will be uploading all the lots and households to my gallery, so if you’d like to know specific pack usage you’ll be able to check there. If you load in and things are replaced or missing and you think it looks obvious feel free to message me, I’m always happy to try to help you find something else that fits! This save includes historical CC, some is included in my download in folders and some you will need to download from the creators directly. The CC required is listed and linked below, you need to download these linked pieces in ADDITION to the included cc folders.
CC To Download:
@lilis-palace
FOLKLORE Set
@s-imagination
Cottage Kitchen Stuff Pack
@happylifesims
1840s Suspenders Outfit
1900s Male Hunting Fashion
1920s Nightgown
Piteous Outfit
Sylas Fashion Set
Wilbur Outfit
@satterlly
Medieval Nightgown Della
@vroshii
Functional Tennis Set
@vampireloreskill
Antique Standing Camera
Creators Whose CC I Included:
@ameyasims (Better Than a Bush Outhouse, Victorian Swimwear)
@buzzardly28 (Multiple women’s hairs)
@chereindolente (Sacco Chore Coat, Edwardian Child Clothes)
@gilded-ghosts (Boudoir Belle, Victorian Visions, New Woman)
@jewishsimming (Off The Grid Objects, CAS items)
@linzlu (Assorted CAS and BB items)
@the-melancholy-maiden (Victorian Hair and Hat)
@nolan-sims (Potbelly Stove Set)
@pandorasimbox (Get To Church Pack, Azariah’s Sack Suit, Antique Slipper Tub, Heirloom Silhouette Portraits)
@peacemaker-ic (Simple Siding Wall Set, Luxurious Single Bedding V2)
@plumbobteasociety (Some BB and CAS items from the Cottage Garden Pack, HSL Happy Birthday Set)
@twentiethcenturysims (Langtree Hair, Historical High Chair, Quilts for Kids)
@waxesnostalgic (Sportswear Separates, Peterpan Bodysuit)
Thank you to all of these wonderful creators, your historical cc creations make this game a million times better to play and I appreciate all of you so very much. Recommended but not required mods:
Timeless by @pandorasimbox
Default Map Replacements by Deshayan (if you’d like your map to look like mine does in the preview)
Victorian NPC Replacements and Llama Scouts Historical Replacements by @cowplant-snacks
Home Regions by Kuttoe
DOWNLOAD: There are five zipped folders to download, four of which contain included cc, and one which includes the save itself.
Download the "AB_SaveFile" folder, unzip it and simply move the file inside to your saves folder inside your Sims 4 folder (where your mods folder is located).
The included cc is in four folders (to allow for easier upload/download) for build, buy, clothing, and hair. Simply download the folders, unzip them, and place them in your mods folder.
After this you should be good to load up your game and get playing, let me know if you run into any issues, I'm happy to try to troubleshoot. SFS | Google Drive THANK YOU: To all my amazing testers: @epistolarysims @aheathen-conceivably @cowplant-snacks and especially @simadelics who edited my household and build descriptions.
If you use this save file, please tag me in any photos you take, I want to see them all!! This save has been my baby for so very long and I cannot wait to see what you all do with it!
@maxismatchccworldrld @mmoutfittersters
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chere-indolente · 1 year
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Newlyn Fisher Clothing Set
I come to you today with this little historical seaside fashion interlude (before going back to work on more 1880′s sets). This set includes cable knit sweaters in high and low waisted, and variations on traditional fishermen smocks. More pics and download below
This set is partly inspired by the works of the school of Newlyn, a group of painters known to have depicted the surrounding of Newlyn, a Cornish coastal town, and its many fishermen in the 1880′s to 1900′s. And here is the painting that I referenced in the promo picture.
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This is the sweater from the Werewolf pack without the little laced up strings on the shoulders (why do you always add these unnecessary details EA ? 😅). I’ve made a short version (S) for my high waisted needs and a long (L) version, for both masc and fem frames, as well as both adult and children. 
Cableknit sweaters originated from Ireland, in the Aran Islands, though other types of knitted jumpers called gansey already existed in the British, Irish and Channel isles. They were created between the 1890′s and 1900′s. They were initially knitted with unwashed and undied wool. Both the natural lanolin from the virgin wool and the knitted patterns made for water resistant sweaters and as such : good alternatives to the previously used ganseys made of oiled wool died with indigo.
 These Aran sweaters slowly became some fashionable sportswear item during the 20′s and 30′s, and later reached its peak popularity in the 50s’ and 60′s worn by the likes of Grace Kelly and Steve McQueen.
40 solid swatches
for adults and children
2 lenghts : S & L
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Vareuses are a style of fishermen smocks with a V neck. This style was typical of Brittany fishermen though I have seen depiction of Norwegian fishermen for example sporting this style of smocks on 1880s paintings too. While I couldn’t find substancial informations on their origins and date of appereance, vareuses seem to have been used at least as far as mid 19th century and were still worn as work wear up til the mid 20th. 
It is said that traditionally fishers wore different colors depending on their fishing style : yellow ones for those shellfish picking, rust colored ones for those using fish traps, red ones for oyster farmers and blue ones for those fishing in the open seas.
Fishermen smocks were oiled to be water repellant and worn on top of clothes and knitted garments to protect them from water and keep them relatively clean.
On this 1st version of the vareuse I’ve not put any clothing “underneath” to allow for warm weather and for combinations with accessory shirts or turtlenecks.
33 solid swatches
for adults and children
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This 2nd version of a vareuse include a cableknit jumper sticking out of the V neck collar. The set also includes an overlay to pick the color of said cableknit jumper.
33 solid swatches
39 solid swatches on the cableknit overlay (located in the right wrist section)
for all ages
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Similarly to the vareuse, the crewneck is a style of fishermen smocks. This style is traditionally associated with Cornwall, in the north west of England. Cornish crewneck smocks were used similarly to vareuses.
33 solid swatches
for all ages
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fashionbooksmilano · 5 months
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Elsa Schiaparelli
Dylis E. Blum
Exposition Musée de la mode et du textile, Paris 17 mars-29 août 2004
UCAD, Paris 2004, 320 pages, 25x31,3cm, ISBN 2901422764
euro 120,00
La créatrice italienne Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) est l'une des figures majeures de la mode des années 1930. Des débuts de sa carrière à ses collections d'après-guerre, ce livre explore la vie et l'oeuvre de cette personnalité hors du commun.
Cette parisienne d'adoption se fait connaître dans les années 1920 en inventant le «sportswear» et se singularise très tôt par l'utilisation de matériaux novateurs inédits pour les vêtements: matières plastiques, Rhodophane, fermetures Éclair colorées, etc. Les relations étroites qu'elle noue avec les acteurs des avant-gardes, en particulier les dadaïstes et les surréalistes - Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dalí -, donnent lieu à partir de 1935 à des collaborations fécondes.
Elsa Schiaparelli aborde son travail d'une façon instinctive plus que rationnelle, laissant une grande place à la surprise et à l'humour par l'emploi de motifs détournés et la création d'accessoires aux formes les plus fantaisistes. Elle a inauguré une mode où l'inconvenant devient possible et son répertoire demeure aujourd'hui une source d'inspiration inépuisée pour les créateurs.
Elsa Schiaparelli est sans doute la styliste qui incarne le mieux la collaboration entre l'art et la mode, et c'est l'une des originalités de cet ouvrage que de la mettre en valeur. Plus de 300 illustrations, dont beaucoup sont inédites, présentent les vêtements et accessoires qu'elle a créés, mais aussi de nombreux dessins, photographies d'époque, portraits réalisés par les plus grand photographes de mode, oeuvres d'art qui furent à la source de son inspiration et qu'elle influença à son tour... Une filmographie et une chronologie détaillées complètent le livre, véritable ouvrage de référence.
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Watching costube has me thinking, how happy was zee when corsets finally went away?
OOOOOH good question. I don't think she ever hated them. Just thinking of things we wear today that lace up. Boots and shoes are only uncomfortable if they don't fit. Otherwise they're supportive and useful. Most corsets for Zee, were supportive and useful. I think she did feel some pressure to tight lace at the very end of the 19th century and early Edwardian as she came of age. That was an extension of the pressure she felt to try and unnaturally fit herself into a mold of European beauty standards that did not suit her. And that could situationally be very important in the imperial society where her conditional acceptance was built and expressed largely and often on a scaffold of class.
There was a boom in women's athletics in the 1890s that resulted in sportswear for women. Then the break in corsetry being largely in the middle of WW1 20 years later contributed. She'd always had a certain freedom to wear trousers when she wanted too and probably was used to a level of freedom her mortal peers did not, but WW1 is the clincher. At Gallipoli and in short spurts in France, she completely side-stepped the limitations of mortals concept of gender as many female identifying nations have before her. The result was that while she was never wholly comfortable with the strict parameters of femininity before, she found it much more constricting and stifling afterwards. She loves her trousers. And she was thrilled when she could get some that she could get fitted for instead of just things she stole from her brothers to play rugby or go riding or were fitted to be worn under skirts for modesty rather than practicality. In a lot of ways, I think she didn't hate corsets. They were items built specifically for her, and in most situations constructed to fit and be comfortable. On an intellectual and emotional level rather than a practically one she has more trouble with the fact it's an imposition on her existence, a product and standard imported by imperial structures, literally an imperial structure imposed on her body.
All that too say it was less about corsetry disappearing and more about her options opening further and further and her ability to craft identity for herself beyond the empire and it's standards that she is a product of.
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shcherbatskya · 8 months
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have. you guys seen victorian sportswear it’s like the funniest thing in the world i love it. the first one is roller skates and the second one is a cycling suit from the 1890s like tell me that isn’t soooo fun…
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kristabella · 1 year
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Redfern & Sons
Redfern Father and son of the Redfern family are both famous high-end tailors and designers. Father and son are named John Redfern. Their high-end clothing business started in Cowes, a small British port town.In 1811, his father founded the Redford tailor shop. In 1881, his son opened high-end fashion houses in London and Paris, and then in 1884-85 opened two stores in New York, one for tailoring and the other for sewing fur.
In the 1870s, Redfern yacht suits and skirts quickly became the most fashionable clothing model in the UK. Thus, the Redfern brand, in fact, became the first high-end sportswear brand in history.
By the early 1890s, thanks to the sponsorship of the British and European royal families, the Parisian Redford fashion house had turned into a well-developed high-end clothing studio. Since 1892, when Redford's sons took control of the business, the fashion house became Redfern Co., Ltd.
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However, the Redford branch in New York is not very successful. This is not a high-end fashion house, but only imports and distributes the goods of the Paris fashion house.
In 1871, Redford expanded his clothing business to include the design and sale of clothing such as silk dresses that were tailored specifically for women who rode bicycles, played tennis, and traveled on cruise liners.These are the characteristic features of Redford. Despite the fact that these are sportswear, these tailored clothes are increasingly being worn by influential customers as casual wear.
In 1888, Redfern was officially named Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Costume Designer of the Princess of Wales.
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National Jersey Friday
National Jersey Friday occurs every first Friday in November, on November 4 this year, to the delight of sports fans around the country who get to wear the jerseys of their favorite sports personalities. People of all ages can cheer for their favorite teams together and organize special sporting activities where heated arguments about past games and events will ensue. This Friday will unearth rivalries yet bring unity. And it goes beyond soccer. Every other team sport that requires jersey uniforms is included in the fun. Any lover of sports can join in the common camaraderie to observe National Jersey Friday and proudly wear their jerseys.
History of National Jersey Friday
The term ‘jersey’ comes from the island of Jersey in the English Channel where natives have a long tradition of knitting, and the earliest sports clothing was made. The first gymnasts were from Germany. They wore grey linen uniforms at first, but by the 1890s, cotton shirts became more common. When team sports emerged with the need to tell players apart, their shirts were dyed in many different colors, and symbols and numbers were sewn on. At the 1896 Olympics, athletes from the same nation wore different clothes to compete. By the 1908 London Games, uniform clothing regulations were put in place for all competitors, and the word ‘jersey’ was mentioned for the first time in a sportswear context. The first sports jerseys were made with cotton or wool fabrics before synthetic versions like nylon and lycra came about in the ’30s. The first synthetic jerseys were quite uncomfortable, yet by the ’70s, they were the most popular and seen as perfect for sports.
Not until 1970 did sports teams begin to create a strong identity for themselves and take the idea of commercializing their shirts seriously, starting from when English football team Leeds United became the first to design shirts that could be sold to fans as replicas in 1975. Moved by the success, other clubs followed suit, adding manufacturers’ logos and a higher trim level to their shirt designs. Jerseys became even more mainstream when German team Eintracht Braunschweig became the first to sign a deal to display a sponsor’s logo on the front of their shirts. By the ’80s and ’90s, almost all major clubs had signed such deals, increasing the value of sponsorships, especially for larger teams. In the U.S., the North American Soccer League was the first to experiment with printing the players’ names on their shirts and assigning each player a squad number.
The day was started by the National Football League Players Association, to bring fans together, and build a sense of community through the uniforms of their sports teams. Wear the jersey of your favorite sports player to observe National Jersey Friday today. Wear it to work, school, restaurants, and or even around your home.
National Jersey Friday timeline
1908The First Jersey Regulation
All participants of the London Games are given regulations that mandate them to wear “a sleeved jersey and loose drawers to the knees” or be exempted.
1916First Numbered Uniforms
The Cleveland Indians are the first MLB team to have numbered jerseys.
August 1928First Match Appearance
The first numbered jerseys are worn for a soccer match between Arsenal and Sheffield.
1932First Wimbledon Shorts
Henry Austin wears shorts to Wimbledon, the first player ever to do this, to the amusement of the spectators.
2015First National Jersey Friday
National Jersey Friday is first celebrated when the National Football League Players Association initiates it to bring all sports fans together.
National Jersey Friday FAQs
What is a jersey called in England?
Jersey. Jersey is one of the most common words for a shirt in England, especially when it’s used around the context of football or soccer.
What is a shirt jersey?
A shirt made with jersey knitted fabric. The word ‘jersey’ represents the knit and not its constituents.
Why are sports jerseys so expensive?
With a reputation as a premium commodity among fans, the quality and intricacy of the finishing, and the limited supply from one source controlling a monopoly for each sport, sports jerseys are in very high demand, further increasing their value.
Do players repeat jerseys?
Players only wear their jerseys once these days. Charities frequently request that sporting clubs donate these worn jerseys, others are swapped with opponents, and so on.
National Jersey Friday Activities
Wear your team’s jersey
Take selfies
Go social
How else can you put your fandom on display this National Jersey Friday? Celebrate by proudly wearing your favorite player’s jersey throughout the day! If you ever get bored of wearing one, pick another one and wear that too.
Share an image of yourself in your team’s jersey online for the world to see. Take hundreds of selfies and select the best of them to share.
Social media is where bants happen when it comes to sports. Go in and be brutal. Post about your team and profess your undying love for them. Use #JerseyFriday while you’re at it to track conversations around National Jersey Friday.
5 Fun Facts About Jerseys
The true jerseys are cows
The jersey numbers are associated with positions
The first player numbers were hand-sewn
The Olympics played a part
Dak Prescott has the best-selling jersey
Yes, the use of the word ‘jersey’ to refer to sports uniforms came from the island that invented the knitting style, but the island itself is named after a British breed of small dairy cattle called the Jersey, which has been pure-bred since the 1500s.
The soccer player’s jersey numbers usually correlate with his/her position on the field.
In the early 1900s, player numbers were sewn on by hand.
Even though competitive sports have always existed, the return of the Olympics in 1896 created an interest in functional sportswear that led to the discovery of jerseys.
According to popular sporting goods retailer, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dallas Cowboys’ star quarterback Dak Prescott has the best-selling jersey, edging out New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Why We Love National Jersey Friday
It celebrates our love for our team
We get to banter with rivals
A chance to hang out with fellow sports fans
National Jersey Friday celebrates our love for our favorite sports team. On this day, we bask in the glory of sports and unite for it. We wear our favorite team jerseys, gift them to friends, and more.
We ignite good old banter of rivalries for old tradition’s sake. National Jersey Friday is no doubt a day we love because of the bants.
National Jersey Friday wouldn’t be so fun without the presence of fellow fans of the sports and players we love. We get to make new friends with a connection as powerful as sports.
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jakobsenrosa95 · 2 months
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The Fight In Opposition To Best Casual Dress Combination For Male
Bloomers seem to have been more commonly worn in Paris than in England or the United States and turned quite in style and fashionable. The reason that backpack for men have been such an evergreen travel mate for many travel junkies is not only due to its consolation carrying and lightweight attributes but in addition because it appears tremendous cool and fashionable to adorn one of those when you are on the move. Sitting down on a couch and viewing professional dance programs on Tv is actually one explicit technique to seek out joy as a result of dancing, though watching these spectacular performers stay on a stage is going to be considerably extra thrilling.
Go toe rings on-line procuring together with your greatest buddies who can break up one pair & each of you'll be able to have one thing to remember your steadfast friendship! denhambritt.com are usually marketed to older adults, who are more likely to have delicate hair types that may be damaged by pulling a garment over. Although the trend house comes up with new collection almost each season, it does not likely mean that those shoes you have got last year would already be thought of passe this yr. The 1890s introduced the beginnings of a change in how vogue was presented as nicely. Within the United States, bloomers had been more supposed for exercise than vogue.
The rise of American women's school sports activities within the 1890s created a need for more unencumbered movement than exercise skirts would allow. The notion of "rational gown" for women's health was a broadly discussed matter in 1891, which led to the development of sports gown. As a result of girls were taking a more lively function of their communities, within the political world, and in society as a whole, their dress mirrored this variation. Altering attitudes about acceptable activities for women additionally made sportswear widespread for girls, with such notable examples as the bicycling gown and the tennis gown. The shirtwaist, a costume with a bodice or waist tailor-made like a man's shirt with a excessive collar, was adopted for informal daywear and turned the uniform of working girls.
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Amelia Bloomer 1818-1894.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer was an early suffragist but was also a fashion advocate who worked to change women’s clothing styles. After noticing the health hazards and restrictive nature of corsets and dresses, Bloomer pushed for women to adopt a new style of dress. The pantaloons, now called Bloomers, were baggy trousers beneath her shortened skirts. At first, bloomers were outrageous and only worn by a few brave radicals, as the were subjected to ceaseless ridicule in the press and harassment on the streets.
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The invention of the bicycle was extremely important for Victorian women, it gave them a freedom that they had never had before. After Amelia Bloomers deaths bloomers were accepted by women as suitable cycling attire for women.
Women and Sport.
As women’s social status improved their legal rights began to improve, leisure time increased however there was still no such thing as sportswear. The tennis dress in the 1890’s demonstrated the new style in women’s clothes.
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akirahluching · 4 months
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There's a reason turtlenecks are a staple in our fall and winter outfits. Turtleneck tops are stylish and multipurpose; they look amazing layered over skirts, jackets, or overalls.
Our faces are lies, and our necks are the truth,” Nora Ephron writes in the titular essay from her book I Feel Bad About My Neck. “You have to cut open a redwood tree to see how old it is, but you wouldn’t if it had a neck.” However, the neck reveals more than just age. Its tendons show signs of stress, laughter, and anger. Confidence and fear are both conveyed by the neck. An empowering sense of uncertainty is gained by disguising it. The truths the body willingly shares are muffled by the turtleneck without consent.
Since its creation, the turtleneck has served as a means of protection. Depending on the setting in which it is worn, it might have a literal, figurative, or simultaneous purpose. The turtleneck was solely functional for millennia. It was worn beneath chainmail by knights in medieval Europe to protect their necks from abrasions. Throughout the 1800s, it remained functional, designed for factory workers and athletes—roles that are nearly entirely filled by males.
As Patricia Campbell Warner writes in her book When the Girls Came Out to Play: The Birth of American Sportswear, Around 1900, according to her, "college girls borrowed ideas from their brothers, stealing their turtlenecks," which is when the turtleneck first appeared on women. Such sensible clothing was never allowed for public wear by the male establishment.” Images of a Wellesley women's rowing squad from the 1890s feature the women wearing long skirts and, of course, high turtleneck sweaters.
The primary benefit of wearing a turtleneck throughout the winter months is that it keeps you warm. It may provide you with warmth and comfort without ever making you feel heavy. It is particularly helpful when things are changing. Wear a turtleneck under a coat, jacket, or blazer when the weather is cold.
Women who wish to seem put-together and sophisticated in business casual clothing should consider wearing turtlenecks. You can wear a sweater over it and a camisole or simple t-shirt underneath. It is advisable to protect your neck when walking in cold weather. Additionally, you can also wear a turtleneck to protect your skin from sunburn.
Origin
In the 1500s. The idea for the turtleneck was first developed in the Middle Ages, when wearing chainmail caused significant chafing for knights. The cloth was not only incredibly uncomfortable, but it also made it difficult for them to rapidly move their heads in combat.
Funfact
It got its name because it looked like the neck of a turtle emerging and retracting from its shell.
Today
These days, the turtleneck has been reinvented countless times by up-and-coming designers and high-end fashion houses, serving as both a wardrobe essential and a statement item. Anything from elegant and snug to heavy and huge.
Turtlenecks can be used in all occasions and climates, and you will never go out of style.
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Victorian Era - part 3
Dress Reform
The well known and fashionable women's skirt of the 19th century expanded throughout the 1850s and on into the 1860s, with various little changes into the 1880s however they were still extremely movement restricted due to immense weight.
These styles received a lot of criticism from a number of groups in Victorian Society, this included feminists, hygienists, fashion conservatives, the Arts and Crafts movement and the Aesthetics.
These different groups all wanted to make a change to the world of fashion however er they contradicted on what the best style reformed dress should take as they all had different ideas.
Women of the dress reform movement felt the dress code had gone too far. Victorian Britain experienced the first successful revolt in the western world against fashion. This revolution was a response to what was seen as the extreme developments in women's fashion.
Female fashion in the 1850s consisted of petticoats in which could weigh well over 10 pounds, as well as floor-length dresses that dragged in the filth of the era's unpaved and un-swept streets.
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Amelia Bloomer
Amelia Bloomer was a member of the suffragette movement in America.
She was the first woman to own, operate and edit a news article for women.
It publicised through 1853, "The Lily"  had a circulation of over 4,000.
Although she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as Bloomers, her name became associated with it because of her early and strong promotion of the movement.
She drew attention to restrictive corsetry which posed a danger to women's health swell as the immobility caused by fashions of the era.
The Dress reform believed no woman should have to wear more than seven pounds of underwear. This may still seem like a great deal of clothing to modern women, but the underwear was made from bulky gathered cotton or wool flannel in which both materials were heavier than shorter silk or modern synthetic garments. In her publication, Amelia Bloomer promoted a change in dress standards for women that would be less restrictive in regular activities.
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Dress Reform / Rational costume
Fashion had made some radical changes over the era now exploring loose trousers gathered at the ankle similar to those worn by women in the Middle East and Central Asia, they were also topped by a short dress or skirt and vest as shown above.
The invention of the bicycle was extremely important for Victorian women, it gave them a freedom which they had never experienced before. Initially, many women would were their normal everyday clothes to cycle, however with the sheer number of petticoats and the tight corsets, this became very impractical, uncomfortable and even dangerous.
The dress reform wanted women to feel the freedom of movement however, the Bloomers were subjected to endless ridicule in the press and harassment on the street.
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A year after Amelia Bloomers death in 1895 some women accepted a form of the bloomer fashion style as shown above. The trousers now known as bloomers, were adopted as suitable cycling wear for ladies.
Women and Sport
During the 19th century women's social status increased and their legal rights also saw improvement. In addition, the range of their activities expanded.
Leisure time increased ant transport improved greatly such aa railway and cars. This meant sports and travel became popular.
Although "Sportswear" was not a thing, for occasions women developed a new approach to clothing consisting of what they believed more rational and practical items as shown below.
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Here are some of the outfits women of the 1890's were made to wear when playing sports. As you can see they are extremely impractical and not suitable for sport, this made it very hard for women to play to a good standard further restricting women of their rights.
Aesthetic Movement
In the mid-Victorian era 1870-1880 a group of artists, poets, writers and some actors were known as the Aesthetes, this included:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Original 7 members
Dante Gabriel Rossetti-Artist
William Holman Hunt-Artist
John Everett Millais-Artist
William Micheal Rossetti- ArtCritic
Thomas Woolner – Sculptor
James Collinson – Artist
Frederic George Stephens – ArtCritic
Next Generation
William Morris-Artist (Founderof Arts &Craft Movement)
Edward Burnes Jones-Artist
The Aesthetic influence on fashion
The Aesthetics' views on fashion were influenced by artists such as Dante Gabrielle Rossetti and William Morris and their circle. These artists began to consider dress and fashion as an important area for study and design, they favoured flowing form and fabric over the traditional Victorian corseted silhouette, and took inspiration from the classical, medieval and Renaissance periods. They began designing dresses which were intended to be worn as costumes for the sitters / models in their paintings, but which gradually made its way to a wider range of women.
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Aesthetic fashions were made looser and where considered unstructured like the style of Renaissance or medieval garments Los featuring larger sleeves. These dresses where considered loose and less figure hugging in comparison to the tight corseted fashion garments of the era.
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The aesthetic style looked to history and other continents for influences and inspiration, they appropriated elements from Greek, Roman, Gothic, Georgian, Far East, Middle East and Japanese styles to create there unique and never seen before style.
Dante Gabriel Rosetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an original founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in which led a very bright and colourful life, creating some truly beautiful works of art.
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In memory of his wife who died in 1862, Rossetti painted this spiritual painting in her honour.
Monna Vanna
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The image above is one of Dante Gabriel Rosettis most famous painting. This is a portrait of a model he found on the street called Alex Wilding. Rossetti viewed this as one of his finest works and he never surpassed it.
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