Victorian Hats

Rare Antique Bonnets from the 1830s
Trimmed with frills, feathers, flowers, and ribbons, wide-brimmed bonnets were a "must-have" fashion accessory for women in the 1830s.

Wings, Breasts & Birds
One of the most debated accessories used in women's fashions was the use of birds and bird feathers as a fashion ornament.

Victorian Mourning Cap
The cap is edged with a double black lace scalloped border and trimmed with black ribbon

Civil War Era Hats
Civil War hats and bonnets from an 1864 issue of Godey's Lady's Book.

Fall Bonnets, 1867
llustrations of the popular style of bonnets in Harper's Bazar premiere issue in Nov. 1867.

Lady's White Night Caps, 1867
Illustration of Victorian night caps for ladies from Harper's Bazaar.

Pattern for a Civil War Era Night-Cap
Make your own nineteenth century night cap with muslin and lace.

Fashion Print Timeline
See hand colored antique Victorian fashion prints of Victorian dresses and hats from 1850 to 1865.

Garden Hat and Hoods from Harper's Bazaar June 29, 1872
The fashionable Victorian hat for gardening, from Harper's Bazaar magazine. 

How to Make a Victorian Hat
Create the perfect hat for your Victorian dress. Provided are directions and images from an 1890 magazine to create a velvet Victorian hat.

Make Victorian Spring Hats  
Create the perfect Spring hat for your Victorian dress. Provided are directions and images from an 1899 magazine to create a straw braid or shirred Victorian hat.

Travel in Style: How to Dress for Travel in 1852
The proper Victorian clothing for travel in 1852.

Victorian Hair Styles - 1867
Fashionable hair styles from Godey's Lady's Book in 1867.

Victorian Hat
Victorian hat for the winter of 1892.

Victorian Hats - 1878
Decorated with feathers and birds, ribbons and flowers ... Victorian hats were a elegant work of art.