The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, was the first machine to be called a “bicycle”. It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its large front wheel providing high speeds (owing to it traveling a large distance for every rotation of the legs) and comfort (the large wheel provides greater shock absorption). h/t: vintag.es It became obsolete from the late 1880s...
This Young Woman Dresses Like It’s The 19th Century Every Day
If you think you take too much time to get ready in the morning, wait till you meet this young woman who dresses to impress in a very unusual way. Mila Povoroznyuk from Ukraine, who is known to her fans as @your_sunny_flowers, has ditched all modern fashion trends to follow her own aesthetic that makes her look like she came back from the 19th century. More: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Patreon h/
SOURCE: https://designyoutrust.com/2020/11/this-young-woman-dresses-like-its-the-19th-century-every-day/
Golden Age of Facial Hair: Cool Photos That Defined Beard Styles of Victorian Men
Beards have been around for as long as humans, but their cultural significance, associations and status has varied hugely throughout the centuries. h/t: vintag.es The style of keeping facial hair came up in the Victorian period. Men were usually clean shaven prior to the Victorian period. Beards were of different kinds during this period. During the Victorian era, people who had no beards were not...
This Artist Creates Eerie Sculptures That Look Like Victorian-Era Ghosts Emerging From Mirrors
Michael Locascio is a New Jersey-based artist and the owner of Dellamorte & Co. – an online store that sells all sorts of eerie and macabre sculptures that draw inspiration from mythical creatures, catacombs, and mysticism. And even though Michael’s store is already incredibly successful with over 39k sales and nothing but positive reviews, one specific sculpture recently caught the attention of...
A Private Collection Of 19th Century Photographs Of Black Victorians
A private collection of 19th century vintage photographs owned by writer, photographer and historian, Valerie Wilmer. The collection features a most comprehensive and unique portfolio of ‘cartes-de-visite’ and cabinet cards, particularly rare portraiture of Black Britons. Wilmer’s current collection reveals her sustained effort in building a unique and extensive anthology on Black Britain.
Taxidermy Animal Hats: Bizarre Victorian Fashion Trend
This particular craze is perhaps an extension of the overall fascination with taxidermy, and the ways in which the Victorians pushed creative boundaries with the controversial practice. h/t: vintag.es Complete tableaux featuring dead bunnies studying in a library, for example, were all the rage, and giving the animals human characteristics after death — reading, having tea, playing croquet — was...
SOURCE: https://designyoutrust.com/2020/04/taxidermy-animal-hats-bizarre-victorian-fashion-trend/
In the Days Before Fridges: Vintage Photographs Show Butcher Shop Fronts In The Victorian Era
Although the Victorian times might be remembered for dodgy health and safety and questionable pie fillings, the 19th century saw a huge shift for the local butcher. According to food historian Annie Gray: “Butchers were busier than ever as Britain urbanized rapidly, becoming the first country in the world where more people lived in towns than in the country in 1851.” h/t: vintag.
Punking The Past: The Steampunk Aesthetic Of Victorian London In Superb Paintings Of Vadim Voitekhovitch
Vadim Voitekhovitch was born in a small town of Mozyr, Belarus. He spent most of his life Belarus and he graduated from Bobruisk Art College. From 2004 he lives and works in Germany. His style is quite diverse, but he dedicates most of his time to watercolor and oil. Voitekhovitch likes to draw pictures on history subjects and especially subjects coming from XVIII-XIX centuries. More:
16 Bizarre Inventions From The Victorian Era
If you think that organs and bones crushing corsets were the most bizarre creation of the Victorian era, you could not be more wrong. Victorians have come up with its fair share of weird inventions. Even though this era was a long period of peace and prosperity, science was going through a weird phase. Below are 16 bizarre inventions from the Victorian era, some useful, and some… not so much.
SOURCE: https://designyoutrust.com/2019/11/16-bizarre-inventions-from-the-victorian-era/