Tag Archives: Victorian fashion illustrations

1892 coat and cloak fashion illustrations

Victorian fashion advertisements, household appliance ads, and misc. ads

I’m almost done scanning these last few pages of the 1892 Delineator! At first, I thought it was a catalog, but after reading and digitally preserving my way thru this issue, I can see that it was a fashion magazine… full of advertisements relevant to the articles, like our modern upscale fashion publications still are. [...]

Victorian toy advertisement

Illustrated patterns for Victorian Dolls and Toys

These two pages of ads from the winter holiday issue of the Delineator are incredibly informative about the kinds of toys and dolls that children in the Victorian era used to play with. The dolls were little miniatures of adult fashions, and the stuffed animal patterns illustrated here seemed to be really true to life. [...]

how to make a yarn doll - 1890s

Yarn Doll instructions, Brazilian Embroidery Patterns, Fur trimmings, Seasonable Millinery, and How to Care for Canaries – misc

Starting out with yarn doll illustrations and how to make one for your tot from cotton yarn or cord – with shoe button eyes! The next page is an illustrated article on “Cozy Corners and Artistic Nooks”, followed by a pattern or design for Brazilian Embroidery, to be made of gold thread. Fashionable dress fabrics [...]

1890s hat fashion illustrations

Illustrated Miscellany: 1892 Hat Fashions, Victorian Embroidery, Dressmaking at Home, and other household crafts

Wow! These 10 pages of Fashions for January 1892 from the Delineator were truly illustrated miscellany! These include the latest hat fashions of the early 1890s, a discussion and description 0f different kinds of decorative bows, an illustration of a walking skirt and yolk waist, and a very full article on dressmaking at home. The [...]

victorian doll fashions and toy elephant

Styles for Dolls and a toy elephant (Victorian Toys – 1892)

Here are some instructions and advertisements for patterns so that the Victorian mother in 1892 could make fashionable doll clothing and a toy elephant for her little ones. It suggests using leftover scraps from sewing the girl’s and mother’s dresses, to make doll clothes out of. In particular, Surah, China Silk, and cashmere are recommended [...]

1890s childrens fashion illustrations

1890s Children’s Fashions – styles for boys and girls

Here are some very rare illustrations of winter 1892 fashions for “little folks”. “Child’s sack” and a little girl’s coat are illustrated, as well as petticoats (princess style), night drawers with stockings, and moccasins/slippers. This series of scans also includes a brief section on Styles for Boys and Men, which details a little boy’s suit [...]

Misses and girls fashions from 1892

Styles for Misses and Girls (Winter of 1892 – The Delineator)

Here are some scanned fashion plates, illustrating winter fashions for young women and girls in 1892. The teenage girls clothing in the early 1890s doesn’t look that much different than fashions for women. I cannot imagine dressing a 7 year old in all the frills and layers that these illustrations show younger children wearing! It [...]