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Women wore dresses that had bodices with a more hour-glass shape. The sleeve and shoulders beginning to rise (which blossom into the huge shoulders of the 90s). The front of skirt loose the more involved drapery of the 70s, but acquire the heavy ornamentation of the 80s. Trains do not have the fishtail of the mid- to late-70s. The sleeves are set in at the shoulder. Hair styles are often small and close set. Girl's wore dresses with straight bodices, dropped waists and plain round skirt--a hallmark 1880s style. Both women and girls wore bustles. Girls sailor dresses and dresses with sailor styling increase in popularity. Wide-brimmed sailor hats are even more common. Girls bangs have a destinctive style. Pinafores are very commonly worn over dresses at home and to school. Long stockings become common, especially for older girls. We are including images of boys in dresses because this helps to add to our information on dress styles.
1880s: White pinafore: English girl
1880s: Sailor hats and coats: English sisters
1880s: Matching sailor suits: English brother and sister
1880s: White dress and sun hat: English girl riding
1880s: Pinafore and dress: English girl
1880: Fancy summer dress: American girl
1882: Dress: French girls
1882: Dresses: American school girls
1882: Dresses: American teenagers
1883: Suit-like dress: German girl
1883: Matching sister dresses and little boy velvet dress: Scottish children
1883: Suits and dresses Danish family
1884: Dress: French girl
1884: Sailor dress: French girl
1884: White dress: American frontier girl
1884: Homemade dresses and head scarves: Rural Swedish girls
1885: Bonnets and white dresses: Canadian girls
1885: Dressesand velvet suit: English children
About 1885: Little girl's dress: German girl
1886: Middy blouse: English girl
1886: White low-waisted dress: American girl with mother and brother
1886: Long dresswith lace collar: American girl and brothers
1888: Low neckline dressScottish boy
1889: Fashionable dress: American girl
1889: Dark smock: Austrian girl
1889: Schoolwear: English school children
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