Resources for Victorian Working Class Clothing
Primarily for 1820-1890. Books Everyday Dress 1650-1900 Elizabeth Ewing The Victorians and Edwardians at Work John Hannavy Fabric of Society - A Century of People and Their Clothes 1770-1870 Jane Tozer & Sarah Levitt Working Class Costume from Sketches of Characters William Johnstone White 1818 Working Dress: A History of Occupational Clothing Diana De Marly Museums with some relevant online stuff Manchester Galleries Collection search Manchester Galleries " Collection Themes " includes a "Clothes for Work" section The Museum of English Rural Life has a lot about smock-frocks, sun-bonnets and the Women's Land Army and a little about other things - Collection Search People's Collection Wales Collections (use "Discover" box to search or look through the pre-made collections) has a lot of prints of Welsh 19th Century people, and a few photos of extant clothing. They may or may not be working class, but they look like "normal people"