I am not actually from that area, just a remarkable copy and you can purchase me here. But as for the Victorian style purses goes, their history begins with Queen Victoria of England; that is from 1830 and until the end of the 20th century. It was not until her reign that the woman's fashion came into focus before men's. Victorian bags are full of exquisite lace, decorated with ribbons, flowers and special trims. There can also be a lot of glass or cut-steel beading (as in this picture, but those are plastic). That's why needle skills were very popular and appreciated at the time, there were also a lot of magazines women could learn these skills from. Accessories were made in different colours of pastels or darker shades, green was very popular. They were a perfect combinations to satins, silks and heavy velvets women wore at the time. You can buy a replica of such bags for 30-50 dollars, but the originals cost several hundrets or more than a thousand dollars!
other Victorian handbags:
interesting Victorian handbags facts:
* the finer sewings were made of at least 900 stiches per square inch, some of them consisted even up to 3,000 stiches per square inch
* these highly esteemed works of art are still hand made in Austria and sold for thousands of dollars (more than originals)
* tapestry handbags were often constructed from earlier tapestry cloth
* before the retucules (decorative bags) came into fashion, women store their belongings into dress' pockets, but the form of the dresses eventually changed so the pockets ruined their lines and couldn't be used for some time
* the French often parodied the women who carried the delicate bags that resembled previously hidden pockets as ridicules
* women spent an enormous amount of time embroidering bags to show off for potential husbands, often marking the date and their own initials on their bag
* in keeping with the ideals of domesticity of earlier times, many women wore chatelaines that attached to the waist belt by a large decorated clasp
(facts found at Antiques of Broadway, Random History and at V&A)
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