Victorian inspired fashion ♰

I was sat in my Fashion lecture today and all of a sudden felt an urge to write a post on modern fashion that was based on the Victorian era. I thought it would be very interesting to see what fashion designers have specifically taken from the era and made it into something fashionable NOW. You know... Intriguing.

-Valentino-

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This collection SCREAMS Victorian. Personally, I love it and I think it definitely has a modern and interesting feel to it. It looks very personal to me as it is all nude and quite tight as well as very feminine and sexy. 

-Nina Ricci/Spring '09-

http://www.hautfashion.com/designer-collection/nina-ricci-spring-2009-rtw

http://www.hautfashion.com/designer-collection/nina-ricci-spring-2009-rtw

This collection has a Victorian feel to it because of the high collars, the iconic sleeves, jodhpur-like pants, a natural palette of nudes, purples and browns and delicate floral prints. The result was a poetic and ethereal gathering of long-legged fairies that wore sheer ombre-dyed tights and high-heeled pumps. This collection I think is very beautiful and girly.

"Olivier Theyskens, one of the few exceptionally skilled couturiers, uses exquisite fabrics and innovative structural details to emphasize feminine beauty and renew the idea of romanticism in fashion, detached from seasonal trends." - http://www.hautfashion.com/designer-collection/nina-ricci-spring-2009-rtw