This walking ensemble reflects women’s everyday fashion of the mid-to-late 1890s, characterised by a fitted jacket-style bodice, exaggerated leg-of-mutton sleeves, and a long, structured skirt. Walking dresses were designed for daytime wear and balanced fashionable silhouette with practicality, making them suitable for outings such as shopping, visits, and promenading.
Bodices of this type often featured tailored construction and were worn over high-necked blouses, reinforcing the upright posture and narrow waist fashionable during the decade. Skirts were typically gored to allow ease of movement while maintaining a smooth vertical line. Decorative elements such as coordinated trims, shaped seams, and fashionable hats completed the ensemble and reflected contemporary ideals of respectability and refinement.
This style is consistent with fashion imagery from approximately 1894–1898, a period during which sleeve volume reached its height and walking dress silhouettes became a defining feature of late Victorian women’s daywear.
Credits & Details
- Creator: Sims From the Past
- Original creator site: https://simsfromthepast.tumblr.com
- Era: Victorian
- Decade: 1890s
A Woman's Measure 
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