She'll usually reference antique fashion-plate illustrations of Victorian dresses that she admires and then improvise their creation. Most often, the fabric is what guides her, she says.

But Ms. Gist was giving a workshop on Victorian clothing at the Romance Writers of America's annual convention this summer. The romance novelists had gathered in New York to learn how to dress ...

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In the Victorian era, pregnancy was cloaked in secrecy, with fashion used to hide growing bellies beneath corsets, layers, and modest silhouettes. | Fashion Trends ...

Lancaster Cemetery, 205 E. Lemon St., is holding its annual Victorian Day celebration Saturday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Re-enactors in Victorian clothing will provide vignettes of noted ...