hi me again i thought i sounded kinda harsh in my last ask so i’m going to say again hopefully this time nicer: a victorian girls skirt changes several times throughout her childhood, at 7/8 would her skirt probably go to mid calf lengh, ay 11/12 the skirt would go to the top of her boot (u know these victorian boots they used to wear all the time?), and then finally at 14 (i think sometimes 15) her skirt would go to ankle length!.
a girl also wouldn’t wear her hair up till she was old enough to marry (note; some sources say 17), i don’t know how how that worked for working class girls or ones which lived on farms but a braid should probably do. also this has nothing to do with this and is not a fact, but i just really need to say this; i’m pretty sure that it is not true that working class women did get married younger, most girls did work before they got married (i think teacher was a pretty popular job) cuz u know they had not much money.
And i know there is not much cc to choose from to make it 100% historical accurate but i thought just say this in case anyone wants to make their game more accurate this is what i know 🤲🏽.
And i also wanted to say that u shouldn’t take what i just wrote as 100% fact cuz i don’t know everything and all my sources could be wrong. anyway 😏 i’m sorry for any spelling mistakes or missing words english is neither my first or second language and also have dyslexia 🤪(yay!!!)
To finally end this terrible long ask i just wanted to say that i’m so grateful for u 🥰. my fashion knowledge goes from 1880 to the 20s and after that i know absolutely nothing! !!,!! i would be completely lost without this blog.
Don’t worry dear, it wasn’t harsh at all, just informative! It’s wonderful to have this follow up with more information though - thank you so much! I will say that most of Rose’s outfits have shorter skirts (you can see her ankle in the pic for today, scandalous). The long skirt with the apron is from @gilded-ghosts wonderful New Woman set and I just love it so much, but it’s mostly an outfit for her to wear around the house when helping with Elmer and all (she does look like mini-Luna when she wears it, as Luna’s everyday outfits both use that skirt).
yes i was too lazy to go find another skirt with an apron
Rose does wear her hair down, but I didn’t know exactly the rules behind that i was mostly copying @pixelnrd. It’s very interesting to learn more specifics about it!
I feel like the outfits and hairstyles are sometimes a shot in the dark because I don’t have many resources for what families from 1890s Canadian fishing towns looked like. So it’s always wonderful to get advice, especially such detailed guidance! Thank you again 💕