katiethxoxo

I'm entirely jealous of whatever it was the Victorians had style-wise. In my room, I've got a nice, newly-acquired collection of 1800's newspapers that feature lovely women in the latest fashions of their days. They adorn the walls above my bed. I cannot get enough, even though there are certain aspects of these sketches that leave me a bit perplexed. First off, while I don't understand how exactly they kept those ornate hats on while going about their days, I love them. Their hairstyles are another mystery to me--I understand they used hairpins, but my knowledge ends there. Also, as a side note, if I were to someday own a whalebone corset,

I created this DeviantArt page, and eventually left it to its own devices. Art didn't seem to be my forte. That's more my brother's thing. However, he convinced me to get back into it, and I suppose there's no time like now.