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Victorian Designs: Fashion Plates from 1850-1899

This large collection of free authentic black and white Victorian clip art features detailed illustrations and ornate scroll work borders and brackets.

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Victorian Costume - Online Resources

The Victorian Era was named for Queen Victoria, who was queen of the British Empire from June of 1837 through January of 1901. Fashion of the era began with an hourglass silhouette and large puffed sleeves....

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The funky computer terminals from Terry Gilliam's movie BRAZIL have a great steampunk quality.84

Steampunk

Steam-power, brass clockworks, ironwork walking machines, and Victorian fashions all come together to create the wonderful genre known as Steampunk.

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Fine Lace Parasols | A Lady Like Life Saving Accessory

Once upon a time, fine ladies would always take a parasol with them when walking in the sun, because pale skin was valued highly. This is still the case in countries where a significant class divide exists between lowly peasant laborers and the educated upper classes whose skin need not be sullied by the rigors of hard work. The lace parasol is a means of shading the carrier from many of the rays of the sun without blocking it out entirely. Lace parasols are incredibly pretty feminine accessori

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Metrosexuality: Why it Works

"La, but someone has to strike a pose and bear the weight of well-tailored clothes, and that is why the Lord created man..." "Fops," "Dandies," "Pretty-Boys," and "Metros..." although the actual term may have...

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