Following on from Tuesday’s first ladies look book, I thought it would be fun to put together a collection of first ladies’ hairs. With over 200 years of styles to pull from, I really enjoyed researching hairstyles through the decades.
CC links after the cut.
Martha Washington: Hair | Scarf | Dress (Mesh - TSR) | Dress (Recolour)
Martha Jefferson: Hair | Earrings (Vintage Glamour) | Dress
Dolley Madison: Hair | Necklace (Vintage Glamour) | Dress (Mesh - TSR) | Dress (Recolour)
Louisa Adams: Hair | Earrings | Dress | Undershirt
Sarah Jackson: Hair | Dress
Sarah Polk: Hair | Dress | Bow
Abigail Fillmore: Hair | Dress
Mary Todd Lincoln: Hair | Earrings | Dress
Julia Grant: Hair | Earrings (Base Game) | Dress (Get Famous)
Frances Cleveland: Hair | Dress (direct download - Marilla)
Mary Harrison McKee: Hair (Luxury Party) | Accessory Bangs | Earrings | Top
Edith Roosevelt: Hair | Dress
Nellie Taft: Hair | Earrings | Choker | Dress
Grace Coolidge: Hair (direct download - Chorus Girl Curls) | Necklace (TSR) | Dress
Eleanor Roosevelt: Hair (direct download - Chorus Curls) | Dress
Bess Truman: Hair | Earrings (Moonlight Chic) | Necklace & Suit
Mamie Eisenhower: Hair | Earrings | Dress
Jackie Kennedy: Hair (Nifty Knitting) | Suit
Betty Ford: Hair | Suit
Nancy Reagan: Hair | Earrings (Base Game) | Dress
Hillary Clinton: Hair | Dress
Laura Bush: Hair | Earrings (Base Game) | Top
Michelle Obama: Hair | Necklace | Dress
Jill Biden: Hair | Necklace | Dress (TSR)
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A Young Person's Introduction to Late 19th-Century Western Fashion
hello fellow youths
General information
Banner, Bernadette. "Exposing Victorian Influencers Who 'Facetuned' Their Photos. (Photo Manipulation was EVERYWHERE)." YouTube. July 17, 2021.
English Heritage. "Fashion Through History: Episode 1 – Victorians." YouTube. February 9, 2023.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "100 Years of Fashion // The Fashionable Plus Size Silhouette from 1820-1910." YouTube. June 5, 2021.
Victoria and Albert Museum. "100 Years of Fashionable Womenswear: 1830s – 1930s | V&A." YouTube. July 18, 2023.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "Victorian Fashion Is Not What You Think It Is." YouTube. March 19, 2019.
Accessories
Banner, Bernadette. ""Afro-Victorian": Bringing Historical Black Women's Dress into the 21st Century w Cheyney McKnight." YouTube. October 20, 2021.
Cox, Abby. "A Fashion Historian Explains the History of the Handbag." YouTube. January 26, 2023.
Rudolph, Nicole. "Dangerous Things in Victorian Pockets : Mens Pocket History." YouTube. March 2, 2024.
Rudolph, Nicole. "The Controversial History of Color Season Analysis." YouTube. November 4, 2023.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "Disgusting and Creepy Victorian Fashion Trends." YouTube. October 17, 2018.
Bustles and hoopskirts
Donner, Morgan. "Weirdest Victorian Invention: The Bustle-Chair (and we made one)." YouTube. November 20, 2020.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "100 Years of Underwear // The Changing Plus Size Shape from Regency to Victorian to Edwardian." YouTube. May 1, 2021.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "All About Bustles! A Deep Dive into 1870s Fashions." YouTube. December 26, 2023.
Rudolph, Nicole. "Why were Victorian Hips Controversial?" YouTube. September 12, 2021.
Cosmetics
Birchwood, Vasi. "1800s Makeup Is Not What You Think." YouTube. July 21, 2023.
English Heritage. "Queen Victoria Makeup Tutorial | History Inspired | Feat. Amber Butchart and Rebecca Butterworth." YouTube. May 20, 2019.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "I Used Only Victorian Cosmetics For a Week." YouTube. July 26, 2023.
Fabrics
Rudolph, Nicole. "Did Silk Spontaneously Combust in the Victorian Era?" YouTube. August 8, 2021.
Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Elastic." YouTube. July 4, 2021.
Rudolph, Nicole. "The Truth About Arsenic in the Victorian Era." YouTube. January 24, 2021.
Gowns
Bullat, Samantha. "Dress Historian Analyzes Victorian Mourning Clothing of the Mid-19th Century." YouTube. March 14, 2021.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "All About 1860's Fashion // What did Civil War-era fashion look like?" YouTube. November 12, 2022.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "How did fashion evolve from 1850-1859? // 1850's Fashion Deep Dive." YouTube. October 1, 2022.
Rudolph, Nicole. "Victorian Fast Fashion? The Truth about the History of Disposable Clothing." YouTube. February 6, 2022.
SnappyDragon. "Were the Pre-Raphaelites painting accurate medieval dress . . . or Victorian fairtytalecore?" YouTube. April 26, 2024.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "19th Century Fashion - How To Tell Different Decades Apart?" YouTube. November 17, 2017.
Hair care and styling
Banner, Bernadette. "Following a Victorian Home Made Hair Care Routine (1889)." YouTube. September 11, 2021.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "Getting Dressed in an 1888 Daisy Costume // Easy Bustle-Era Hair Tutorial." YouTube. November 13, 2020.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "Getting Dressed in the 1870s & 1874 Hairstyle Tutorial." YouTube. February 23, 2020.
Rudolph, Nicole. "Why did Victorian Women Cut their Hair Short?" YouTube. December 18, 2022.
Laundry and housekeeping
English Heritage. "A Tour of the Laundry - The Victorian Way." YouTube. September 6, 2019.
English Heritage. "How to Wash Up - The Victorian Way." YouTube. March 18, 2021.
English Heritage. "Laying the Table at Christmas – The Victorian Way." YouTube. December 14, 2022.
Walkley, Christina, and Vanda Foster. Crinolines and Crimping Irons: Victorian Clothes: How They Were Cleaned and Cared for. Peter Owen Limited: London, 1978.
Outerwear and working wear
Birchwood, Vasi. "What Irish Working Women Wore in the Late 19th Century | I Made the Clothing of My Irish Ancestors." YouTube. June 23, 2023.
English Heritage. "The Real Mrs Crocombe | Part Four: A Victorian Cook's Outfit." YouTube. July 5, 2018.
Stowell, Lauren. "It's Hot: Let's Look At Some Bathing Suits." American Duchess. August 18, 2023.
Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Jeans, T-shirts, and Hoodies: Time Travel 101." YouTube. March 20, 2022.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "The 1851 Women's Pants That Made The Victorians Go Crazy." YouTube. March 2, 2020.
Shoes
Rudolph, Nicole. "100 years of Antique Boots." YouTube. February 10, 2024.
Rudolph, Nicole. "How to Make Regency & Victorian Shoes: Beginner Shoemaking." YouTube. June 27, 2021.
Rudolph, Nicole. "The Myth of Tiny Feet "Back Then"." YouTube. September 26, 2021.
Undergarments
Banner, Bernadette. "I Wore a (Medical) Corset for 5 Years. How do Victorian Corsets Compare?" YouTube. November 7, 2020.
Banner, Bernadette. "Making Some Frilly Victorian Underwear || 1890s Combinations." YouTube. February 9, 2019.
Birchwood, Vasi. "What Victorians Wore to Bed." YouTube. May 5, 2023.
Cox, Abby. "I made weird Victorian underwear (it's a knit onesie) & a pretty 1890s corset || historical sewing." YouTube. March 21, 2021.
Lady Rebecca Fashions. "How 8 Different Historical Corsets Affect the Same Plus Size Body." YouTube. December 12, 2020.
Rudolph, Nicole. "100 Years of Corset History: How 8 Corsets affect the same body." YouTube. November 29, 2020.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "How Did Victorian Ladies Stay Warm in Winter? || THE EXPERIMENT." YouTube. January 22, 2021.
Zebrowska, Karolina. "How Did Victorian Women Deal With Their Periods?" YouTube. October 17, 2019.
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