C1890 - 1918 Photographs
Real Life Pictures of Ordinary
People in Britain
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com
C1890 - 1918 Photographs
Late Victorian and Edwardian Real Life Pictures of Ordinary
People in Britain
These are original photographs
taken from our family albums and are of ordinary respectable people of good
standing in the community wearing their
best dress. This is not fashion plate imagery, but real costume
history - dress as it was worn.
Male occupations varied from district postmaster to farmer. The dates fall loosely in the
Belle Époque period to the First World War. Clothes would also have been
handed down to younger children. I will be adding dates when time
permits. In the meantime please read my new section
how to date a photograph here.
In many cases the
styles would have lagged slightly behind the actual fashions of the day.
Good clothes were meant to last and so well cared for clothes would have
seen many seasons.
These photographs should not be downloaded or used without
permission from Fashion-era.com
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and Leg o' Mutton 1890's items include the reputable website at
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