Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We know what upper and middle-class Victorians in particular wore during the day and evening, but seldom is it discussed what historical fashion Victorians wore to bed.

In this video, I walk you through some of the nighttime clothing practices of primarily middle and upper-class Victorians, as well as show a very special item from my antique clothing collection, a wedding nightgown from about 1875.

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Sources:
Day Dresses:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82313
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Todesco_in_a_day_dress,_ca._1865.jpg
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436970
Evening Dresses:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107013
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107655
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159507
Shifts and Chemises:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82059
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/132296
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82073
Victorian Women’s Nightgowns:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109058
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109238
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108977
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109042
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109112
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109011
Victorian Nightcaps:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/169198
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/168610
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/169110
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/169703
Men’s Pyjamas:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_heer_Hazevoet_met_zijn_hond_Hans_TMnr_60021687.jpg
pinterest.com/pin/nightynight-c1890s-sleepwear--52424783134286227
Men’s Nightshirts:
​​metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/91777
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/376111
Tea Gowns:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/106974
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/81588
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109230
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109268
Dressing Gowns:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158997
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/155933
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107877
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108113
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436964
Wrappers:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/109163
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/174748
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108107
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/106973
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108108
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/91021
Morning Dress:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108036
Day Dress:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/80769
Afternoon Dress:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108428
Evening Dress:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159224
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108098
Graphics:
pixabay.com/vectors/sun-moon-sky-astrology-clouds-6196158
pixabay.com/vectors/moon-star-sky-space-stylized-6162317

Additional Resources:
https://d.lib.msu.edu/fa/62
ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18th-19th-century-marking-of-linen.html
-The instruction booklet from Laughing Moon pattern no. 118 (where the wrapper and its uses are described)

#HistoricalFashion #VictorianFashion