50 Years of Victorian Fashion Illustrations (1840 - 1890)
The Era of Hand Colored Fashion Plates, Antique Dresses and Vintage Clothing| If you look at these illustrations, you will see that the models were not rail thin, but had very normal figures and were not as concerned with diet plans. Current models are much more concerned with weight since the fashion industry has changed and diet more frequently. |
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Arthur's Home Magazine - January to December 1860 
Godey's - January to December 1864 
Petersons - January to December 1860 
Petersons - January to December 1871 
Petersons - January to December 1886 |
Columbian - January to December 1844 
Grahams - June to December 1851 
Petersons - January to December 1863 
Petersons - January to December 1877 |
| 50 years of Fashion Illustrations from popular magazines featuring ladies dresses, antiques, cuffs, skirts, hoops, frames, pleats, weaves, patterns, prints, styles, buttons, outfits, cuts, designs, winkle hawks, blouses, hats, millenary, wool, cotton blouses, etc., etc., etc. from both sides of the Civil War period, as featured in Godeys, Petersons, Arthurs, Grahams, Columbian, Ladies Friend, and more. |