The inspiration for this post came partly from the excitement about Elizabeth Gaskell's 200th birthday and partly from the posting on Vic's blog Jane Austen Today where she posted a beautiful Youtube Regency fashion montage by PiepMiau04.
This talented German woman puts music and fashion images together in a sensory feast. So sit back and relax while Mozart's Piano Concerto No.23 and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata transport you to another era.Instead of the gorgeous Regency dresses on Vic's blog, I have given you some amazing Victorian dresses reminiscent of what was worn in Elizabeth Gaskell's time. So picture Margaret Hale from North and South
or the girls from The Buccaneers
or even Romola Garai's character Gwendolyn from Daniel Deronda
who all had some pretty amazing Victorian costumes. Oh, and I can't forget the adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now
for some of the best Victorian dresses I have ever seen.If you want the full size video, just click on the center of the Youtube video and expand it by clicking in the right corner. I am still trying to get the hang of this blogging so my page doesn't look quite as pretty as Vic's yet!
Again, Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Gaskell to whom I feel a special kinship as some of my ancestors worked in the mills of Manchester at the time she was writing. It is one of the many, many reasons I love North and South.
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