Victorian style clothing has recently been in style so why not take this opportunity to do a really "Twee" styled shoot. Every girls dream. Its not all based on looks!
In the 19th Century women were confined to the house and gardens unless accompanied by a male. Women were to act and speak in specific ways. An era where women were politically invisible and were only recoginsed or made visible through their fashion sense. Fashion either recognised as Romantic (when Queen Victoria was in reign) and Gothic (when Queen Victoria Died). An era which Society was white driven and slavery was common.
In the 20th Century women are now seen as political equals. They can walk, talk and act how they want as well as carry out jobs at the same level as men. A country that is now diverse with no slavery and all races are seen as equal.
This fashion project of the Modern Romantic Victorian. Including elements of the Romantic Victorian fashion including pearls, ruffles, velvet and many other aspect to 20th Century fashion, denim, trousers and the use of showing skin. The model chosen is of a different ethnicity than white, posed with more free and natural movements in which a modern woman might, however still confined to a stunning 19th Century House, Somerley House.