Those of the working class would be made at home or bought from a shop then altered themselves. Though a strange things was, that the quality of the the textile wasn 't as important as the quality of the make of the dress. These frilly, overdone dresses that kept up with the rest of the Victorian era, were made to be very tight and very, very uncomfortable. It even affected the way one sat, walked, and the very body language she used. the corset and bodice were the main culprits in this, as well as the fashion of wearing pointed shoes, along with stockings and accessories. Men on the other hand were an opposite fashion trend then then the woman. While the style was still formal and stiff, they lacked color as most were made in neutral colors. The main pieces of an outfit would be the waistcoats, trousers, smoking coats, cumberbunds, ties and shirts. Three piece suits were more popular, and a blazer could be worn with casual pants for hunting or sports event. Shirts were made from the finest textiles and were mostly white, though could be of the more natural colors. The shoes worn boots for casual attire and shorter heeled shoes for more formal occasions. A hat was normally wore with them, a top hat for formal situations, and for every day styles it could be straw or flatter styled hat, mostly when out vacationing
Those of the working class would be made at home or bought from a shop then altered themselves. Though a strange things was, that the quality of the the textile wasn 't as important as the quality of the make of the dress. These frilly, overdone dresses that kept up with the rest of the Victorian era, were made to be very tight and very, very uncomfortable. It even affected the way one sat, walked, and the very body language she used. the corset and bodice were the main culprits in this, as well as the fashion of wearing pointed shoes, along with stockings and accessories. Men on the other hand were an opposite fashion trend then then the woman. While the style was still formal and stiff, they lacked color as most were made in neutral colors. The main pieces of an outfit would be the waistcoats, trousers, smoking coats, cumberbunds, ties and shirts. Three piece suits were more popular, and a blazer could be worn with casual pants for hunting or sports event. Shirts were made from the finest textiles and were mostly white, though could be of the more natural colors. The shoes worn boots for casual attire and shorter heeled shoes for more formal occasions. A hat was normally wore with them, a top hat for formal situations, and for every day styles it could be straw or flatter styled hat, mostly when out vacationing