5.+Artistic++Elements

During the Victorian Era, there were number of artistic changes and renovations, because of the progression of the textile industry in the Industrial Revolution. These changes ranged from fashion to music, especially during the Great Exhibition, advancement in art, technology, and architecture.  Fashion was the most influenced in this era. To signify your wealth men and women wore colorful clothing, flamboyant way of dress, and popular waistcoats. Men generally wore fewer collars than women and had fancy facial hair. “Throughout the century, it was stylish for men to wear facial hair of all sizes and descriptions. The clean shaven look of the Regency was out, and mustaches, mutton-chop sideburns, Piccadilly Weepers, full beards, and Van Dykes (worn by Napoleon III) were the order of the day (Miller). Fashion had a big part in women’s lives during this era. Women usually changed in a number outfits, if you were rich. 
 * Artistic Overview **

Women used many accessories to complete their outfit. The crinoline was used in dress to make them wider and voluptuous.The Victorian corset was an adaptation of the previous corset; accept these improved corsets would extend to the shoulder. Fashion influenced the American style as well and played a part in fashion magazines such as Vouge.



Furniture and architecture, as well, was changed dramatically, during the Great Exhibition. The architecture and furniture was reflected by the longing for the revival of old England. __“__The early part of Victoria's reign sought interest in a medieval or Gothic in all aspects of architecture and design, much of the mid- and late-Victorian period and incorporated Indian ulture when England was an empire of India.”(Queen). The Crystal also came in result of the Great Exhibition. “The Crystal Palace seemed to lie outside the world of architecture, outside even the world of engineering and owed its aesthetic qualities to factors hitherto unrecognized — the repetition of units manufactured in series, the functional lace-like patterns of criss-cross trusses, the transparent definition of space, the total elimination of mass and the sense of tensile, almost live, strength as opposed to the solid and gravitational quality of previous masonry architecture.”(DeLaura)