5 Favorites: Victorian Dress Carnival

Today I'm linking up with the lovely Hallie for Five Favorites. We're going to take a look at 5 Victorian Era dresses. If at any point you become disillusioned by my poor drawings, you may refer to this page for a more accurate look at this interesting timeline of historic wear.

                                                                         1 and 2)    
                                                                    1867 and 1872

 

In answer to your question, NO.  NO, I could NOT have made these ladies appear any more unnattractive.

1867 and 1872 - We begin with two dresses that look surprisingly similar, yet with a few slight differences. Look closely and you may notice a certain detail: in 1872, Queen Victoria sports a collar.
Personally, the collar reminds me of the dress worn by the mom on the cartoon "The Jetsons", but lucky for the Queen, Mom Jetson wasn't around back then.
If she had been, I am sure that Queen Victoria would have been the laughing stock of England.
                                                               
                                                                        3)
                                                                       1862      

 This was one heck of a dress. Look at the size of that thing! It's like a circus tent.
The 1862 Victorian era dress was the dress for the woman with plenty to hide, and I'm not just talkin about extra weight.
People. Fugitives. Liquor. Food. Hell, you could fit a Victorian era tea cart under there and no one would even suspect a thing...see?

It's like the Underground Railroad for runaway tea carts.

                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                           4)
                                                                         1877

 Postpartum mothers, we got the short end of the stick on this one. I mean...wow. If only this style were still in. How much of a relief would this be??
 This is the dress that flatters no one, yet fits EVERYONE.
 Weren't these times such a wonder??
 You could wear this thing straight out of the delivery room after the baby was born, and nobody would think anything of it! No one would even say, "Oh MY, did you just have a baby?"Nope, they would just say "AW YEAH, it's 1877, y'all!!" as they carried on with their tea-sipping and games of croquet and lawn tennis in a polite manner.
                                
                                                                            5)
                                                                         1887

Look, Mom!!! No hands!!!

5) 1887 - Oh my junk in the TRUNK! Prepare to feel like a skinny little boy, Kim Kardashion... this dress ain't no joke.
  You could lay a tray of fine pastries on that thing at a party and never have to hire an extra waiter!
And might I add that Sir Mix Alot would have a straight up heart attack if he could go back in time to 1887.
Whenever I see this type of dress, it reminds me a little of one of those horse costumes that kids wear. The kind that has to be worn by two people.

I hope this idea catches like wildfire. It could seriously become a THING.

That's it for my 5 Favorites!!! Go hang with the homegirls at Moxie Wife for more fun!!!!:)