Well, "Victorian" covers a lot of time [1839-1906?] and a lot of silhouettes
so you need to be a little more specific. I mean, an 1840s frock coat does
not look like an 1890s frock coat. And lots of clothes were still made by
hand, and the patterns reflect this, up until the late 1860s [they all were
until
the 1840s...and then it was considered sorta low life to have machine made
clothes, especially women's, until the 1870s]. Things get complicated in a new
way when the machine comes into play.
You'll have to give us more info, because the developing pattern business of
the time HAD no real standards yet [for markings and symbols] and many
patterns have the pieces printed on top of one another.
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