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"Since the first garment of all, clothes have been knowledge, influence, and expression, and house and home to the wearer. They have taught him his first conscious idea; they were his first link with this outer scene; they first made him realise that he was a personage in the world of vaguely apprehended forms, of which his unpracticed senses partially informed him. A life without clothes, not to mention its other inconveniences, would, we verily believe, be a life without thought."
—Anonymous, 1865.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, April, 1865, p.
Quotations of Quality
Antique Clothes
Everyday Clothes
How I make my clothes
Accessories
Victorian Fashion Plates
Costume vs. Clothing: An excerpt from Victorian Secrets
Corset myths confronted
Antique Victorian corset advertisements
"…The love of beautiful adornment is innate in the human mind, and in reality has a great influence in elevating and refining the [human] race. It is true that the mind may sometimes be too much given to personal decoration, but the instincts which cause us to clothe ourselves beautifully are all refining and elevating in character..."
—Thomas E. Hill. Hill's Manual of Social and Business Forms, 1891.
—Thomas E. Hill. Hill's Manual of Social and Business Forms, 1891.
To shop for Victorian fashion plates from our private archive reprinted on various goods, click here.
To shop for antique corset images from our private archive reprinted on various goods, click here.
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In a seaport town in the late 19th-century Pacific Northwest, a group of friends find themselves drawn together —by chance, by love, and by the marvelous changes their world is undergoing. In the process, they learn that the family we choose can be just as important as the ones we're born into. Join their adventures in
The Tales of Chetzemoka
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First Wheel in Town:
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Love Will Find A Wheel
"I'm sure he'll be glad you're here —once he gets used to it."
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A Rapping At The Door:
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Delivery Delayed:
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A Trip and a Tumble:
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Love's Messenger
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Quotations of Quality
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Words For Parting
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Non-fiction
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Victorian Cycles
Hand-built 1890's-style bicycles
Interested in a real time machine? Commission one of our 1890s-style custom bicycles! Custom, hand-made steel frames with wooden fenders and chainguards, leather saddles and cork grips. Whether you are interested in a roadster or a racer, we can build you the period bicycle of your dreams.
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