Victorian people dressed appropriately to their age, and position in

society.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1861

 Victorian poor

Victorian wealthy
It was unheard to see Victorian ladies legs. Ladies wore long skirts
or dresses.

At the beginning of the Victorian era skirts went straight down.

Later it became fashionable for women to wear their skirts spread
over large hoops.
At the end of the era, the hoop disappeared from view and it was
back to slimmer skirts, although now sporting a bustle.
Bonnets
The majority of women wore a hat or bonnet.

Shawls
Women often wore shawls.
Corset
Ladies wore a corset to pull-in their waist. Young Victorians tried to
have a waist the same size as their age. Eighteen years old? That
meant you would strive for a seventeen inch waist.