A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion & Beauty blood old and new

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A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion & Beauty blood old and newby Mimi Matthews What did a Victorian lady wear for a walk in the park? How did she style her hair for an evening at the theatre? And what products might she have used to soothe a sunburn or treat an unsightly blemish? Mimi Matthews answers these questions and more as she takes readers on a decade by decade journey through Victorian fashion and beauty history. Women's clothing changed dramatically during the course of the Victorian era. Necklines