The aesthetic of hair in 1880s was more in the vertical direction instead of horizontal. Victorians hardly ever cut their hair, because the longer the hair, the more feminine and desirable a girl/woman was deemed to be. (I know, I know, two symmetrical half-arsed fringes would have been better, but I promised to try change as little as possible…) The sides of the bangs were allowed to be longer in order to frame the face better, but the point remains that the face should not be covered. That one does need to go… I do not dare fully risk the WRATH ofįrances the Formidable however, so in honour to her, I have kept that The long dangling fringe of Lizzie’s is a tribute to her mother, but alas, So Lizzie’s bangs only need to be trimmed a bit to be period accurate. In the late Victorian era it was normal to have bangs, but it was proper to have it cut well above the eyebrows. Unlike O!Ciel who would always try to strive for a more mature look, Lizzie would aim for the opposite. Wearing the hair down was considered ungroomed for women in the 19th century, but young, unmarried girls were allowed to spare a few hairpins. Just like I said in the Robin Dress™ REDESIGN post, needless to say, 19th century people would not have worn twin tails. To keep as much of the original design as untouched as possible. In this post I will examine to what extent Lizzie’s dinner dress is accurate and break this costume down from the top, and propose how to “correct” these while trying As the series became bigger however, she employed a Victorian Era expert and the results are clear. Lizzie’s Campania Dinner Dress REDESIGNEDĪfter having redesigned the Notorious Robin Dress of O!Ciel ( click here), I thought I’d try my hands on another well-known dress Lizzie’s dress on the Campania!Īs explained in the post linked above, Yana seemed to not have an inkling of historical fashion knowledge at the beginning of the series.
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