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If you’re a woman who is a Steampunk fan, the chances are that you have come across images of Victorian skirts in your search for your next costume. If you are looking to perhaps give the look a go, then you’re in the right place. This article will tell you all that you need to know about the Victorian skirt, and will show you some of the best Victorian skirts available online.
Table could not be displayed.lthough we often consider women’s fashion in the Victorian era to be primarily dresses, a lot of the time it was actually a skirt with a separate bodice. In the 1850s’, the hourglass figure became even more sought after, and this is when the crinoline skirt was introduced. The heavy crinoline skirt was a heavy fabric that was woven from horse hair and relatively expensive.
Caged crinolines are also known as hoop skirts and were a lightweight alternative to the heavy crinolines, they are often the skirts we think of when talking about Victorian skirts. They were made from sprung steel rings that were flexible and attached from fabric tape. The look was worn by all the classes, from factory workers, to ‘ladys’. The price depended on the number of hoops, with higher priced hoop skirts having around twenty to forty hoops, and lower priced hoop skirts having around twelve. The skirts originally reached the floor when they were first released, but over time the hemline became more raised.
Bustle skirts were also a popular piece of clothing during the Victorian era, its purpose was to add fullness to the back of a woman’s dress. A bustle sat underneath the skirt and had a look that lifted the back of the skirt up, looking like you had a large bum.
A Victorian high low skirt is a skirt that often features layered ruffles that are longer at the back and shorter at the front, showing the woman’s legs and being more popular amongst burlesque dancers.
The type of skirt worn depended on the occasion. For example, hunting skirts were ankle-length, whereas skirts on top of a crinoline tended to be floor length. Nowadays of course, Victorian skirts are perfect for your next Steampunk convention, so let’s take a look at some of the best Victorian skirts available online.
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This high low skirt comes in a beautiful chocolate brown colour that will be perfect for a Steampunk air pirate or even as part of a wild west Steampunk outfit. The skirt features layered ruffles and will look great paired with some boots.
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This is a slightly more unusual high low skirt with a floor length design. Although having layered ruffles that hang from the tight and buttoned waist, in a way that replicates the high low style – there is also a floral lace skirt underneath that ensures your legs are never fully exposed. It is a beautiful skirt that will do perfectly for a gothic Steampunk look.
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Although this skirt is not entirely Victorian in design, it definitely features Victorian elements. The beautiful plum purple colour was a popular colour in the fashion world during the Victorian period, but also the pattern is undeniably as elegant as a pattern seen on Victorian clothing. The skirt is a pencil skirt that has lacing going down the left hand side and half way down is a layered protruding ruffle that has a mermaid tail style.
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This is another high low skirt that features ruffled layers in a beautiful style fit for a range of outfits, including that of a burlesque dancer. The black colour also allows for wearing of it with gothic Steampunk items of clothing.
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This is also a high low skirt that has a cinched waist that ties at the back. The skirt has an elegant Victorian floral pattern all over the black material, making it perfect for a gothic Steampunk outfit.
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This high waisted skirt that cinches at the waist is beautiful and elegant. It is called a walking skirt as it is ankle length, rather than floor length and the waist ties at the back. It looks incredibly true to the Victorian style and will look great at your next Steampunk convention.
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This skirt is fairly simple in style, it is a Victorian flare skirt that is floor length and features some ruffles in the beautiful purple plum colour that the Victorian era loved so much. It is floor length and may look good with a crinoline underneath.
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The design on this skirt is unusual, being sort of grey pinstriped. It is layered and thick with ruffles and a high low design that still keeps your legs covered. It is elegant and perhaps looks more relative to that of a lower class Victorian woman, such as that of a maid.
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