Whilst she undoubtedly would have lost some height as she aged could it also have been that she was wearing flat shoes in later life? Lower heels would require a similar reduction if the skirt length were to remain just clear of the ground, and late 19th century fashion shoes were low heeled.
Brenda On 3 Apr 2011, at 23:13, [email protected] wrote: > It is about 10 years since I wrote on Arachne about an exhibit of Queen > Victoria's clothing at Kensington Palace. To properly protect the gowns, > individual mannequins were custom made to fit the clothing. It was then > that > textile professionals realized that she had lost an astonishing 4" in > height in her later years, a fact that seemed to never have been noted. In > 1837 > she was believed to have been 4' 11". Her late 1890's dresses suggest a > height of 4' 7" or at most 4' 8". Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
