No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1890-1910 Original post by ashubii

Yes, I know this encompasses like... three whole decades. However, lumping these together was the easiest for me lol. I think these decades are the absolute most difficult to accomplish without CC. They're not perfect, but I did my best! Also, I skipped a few outfit categories for this but later one I'll do an outfit for each.

Thankfully Get Famous blesses us with some lovely gowns that work pretty well for this period. Also, that classic Gibson Girl hairstyle! In one of these decades (I forget which, but maybe all three?) men's fashion began to influence women's a bit. I tried to represent that a little with the third outfit.

This second Formal outfit is a bit inappropriate for the time period for several reasons:

1. Too lowcut.
2. The open sides.
3. The transparency around the midriff.
   
   

However, I think the overall length and style kind of works for that Edwardian evening wear.

For sleep outfits, I just wanted a simple white nightshift or nightgown. The first one is actually the graduation gown from Discover University, but I think it's probably my favorite for a modest sleeping gown :)

1890s: Male working class fashion

In many lookbooks for the decades challenge, both men and the working class are sadly overlooked. As men are half the population and the farmers and working class were about 90% of the population in 1890, I feel that is a bit of a shame. Therefore I created some outfits for the working class man here (middle class and upper class will follow, as well as children and more variation for women too). 

Working class fashion was all about durability. Colors were natural or muted, often dark to hide stains. Material were tough and durable. The standard was a three piece suit, though an overall might be an option (still with a jacket). Somtimes you might remove the jacket while you were working for more movability. Fishermen sometimes wore sweaters and it was catching on, especially in the winter. The same clothes were worn year round so I've made no distinction between everyday, hot weather and cold weather outfits.  

Below you'll have the rest of the outfit, the sporting outfit with the turtleneck (inspired by a victorian rugby team), underwear/sleeping and bathing (as a working class man most likely wouldn't spend money on a bathing suit but just swim in his underwear) and finally the last two formal/party/go to church clothes. 

1890s: The Working Class Woman

Like working class men, working class women preferred durable fabrics and darker colors. Unlike richer women working class women often had to work for a living. They were tending animals, working in factories or tending other women's homes or doing their laundry. They needed clothes that would stand up to the challenge. Again I made no difference between everyday, hot weather and cold weather other than the knitted cardigan in the last picture for winter. 

Skirts: discover university (1,3&4) and batuu (2), vests (left to right) CL, Outdoor retreat, horse ranch. Knittwear: CL Boots: base game. Scarf: CL

As for other outfits, I skipped sports, because let's be honest while her husband - if she is even married - is spending is one day off a week doing rugby, football (soccer) or basketball, she's tending the house and has no time for those pursuits.  For bathing outfits I long hesitated, but figured if she ever had the time, she might have worn one of her husband's/brother's/father's old discarded shirts with a simple belt, some knitwear and socks. A Victorian woman would not be showing her legs or feet at the beach. sleepwear love the long modest dress we got with Cottage Living and for formal/party/church wear she'll just put on her most clean clothes and possibly splurge on a hat and a nicer pair of boots. 

Dress(swimwear): EcoL. Nighgown: CoL. Hat: Seasons. Boots: Vampire.

1890s Middle Class Men: 

Among the Victorian middle class we'd find out teachers, lawyers, doctors and shop keepers. They were far better off than the working class, but far from as rich as the upper class. Their clothes would have more color and better fabrics, and be more on trend than the working class fashion. 

For men there is one suit from GT that is better than everything else. The high starched collar, the fact that it's a three piece suit, the size of the vest and the pocket watch are all great details. A lighter one for summer, a darker one for the rest of the year would work well. A bowler hat would be the fashionable choice to wear with it. The vest/jacket combo from Discover University also work well as everyday wear for a middle class man, and while it's not perfect the bow-tie suit from Vampires would also work (it's a bit low cut for the vest). For winter the coat from Vampires is brilliant (and something I personally use well into the 1930s as we have so few coats in game). 

Suit: GT (1+4), Vamp (3). Jacket (2): DU. Vest (5): RoG. Coat (6): Vamp. Pants: Spa (2), BG (5). Shoes: Vamp (1,4,6), MWS (2,3), GT (5). Hats: BG (bowler), Paranormal (5). Some objects are reward objects.

For formal or party wear a man of this standing would wear a tailcoat and a top hat. For less formal dinner parties his every day wear would work well. For sportswear I went with an outfit inspired by tennis outfits of the time. Long white pants, shirt (often a tie) and a knitted cardigan or sweater were common outfits. With it you'd wear two toned oxfords, which was the sporting shoe of the time. Sleepwear was pyjamas or like here, a morning gown and a pair of slippers. For bathing suits it was a full body suit, here represented by two separates because we have nothing in game that really resembles it. I figured this would work, although it is a bit bare (a bathing suit of the time would have sleaves and longer legs). 

Formal outfit (all parts): Vampire. Sportswear: Cardigan - HSY, Pants - seasons. Shoes - GT. Sleepoutfit: Morning gown - CoL Shoes-GF Swimwear: Top -BG, Shorts - C&D. .

1890s Middle Class Women's fashion: 

For the middle class woman there is really nothing good in CAS, only more or less bad. There are the two dresses from Get Famous, for those who were richer, but for the middle class I have saved those for formal and party wear for the middle class (but every day wear for the richer). For everyday wear a teacher or shop girl or housewife would use a shirt that bulged out over her stomach, a full bodied, full length skirt and when she went out a jacket with big puffed sleeves. She would accessorise with gloves that made sure no skin was showing and a large hat with lots of ornaments. In winter she would wear long coats. None of that are things we have in game. But if we take the concept of it, we can create some outfits. 

Below for everyday day wear I've most used the ruffled skirt that came with CoL mostly because it's one of the few that is long enough. The ruffles were popular in the 1890s, though plenty of petticoats would make sure those ruffled pointed in rather than out. The shirt is too tight, but it is a shirt and it's tucked in so it's the closest we get in game. For the second outfit the skirt is the right length and shape, but a bit too coarse for middle class. The jacket has no puffed sleeves, but is still a suit jacket so it will do. For the third outfit you have the puffed sleaves, but they're too short and skin is showing. It is in a color that was popular at the time, however. So is the first summer outfit, and while the cleavage is a bit too big for everyday wear, she does cover her arms. The last summer outfit was inspired by the white dresses that were becoming more popular. The skirt has the right shape, but too short. The blouse is definitely inspired by Victorian shirts but has way too much see through lace (it would have fabric underneath) and it's not tucked in. But if we think of a young, teenage girl not yet of marital age, and as a dress rather than separates, we could get away with it. The winter wear is just another cardigan because again we have no coats. The second outfit would also work for winter. 

Skirt (1,3,4): CoL. (2,6): BG, (5): StV. Shirt 1: BG, Jacket 2: MWS, Shirt 3: CryCr. Blouse 4: HR, Shirt 5: Vamp, Cardigan 6: CoL. Boots: Vamp. Hats (left to right): GF, CoL, CoL, Seasons, BG. Gloves: BG and MWS.

For formal/party wear I opted for the dresses from GF, but the more colorful options since it is evening. I also added something not quite so covered up to indicate that skin was allowed to show in the evenings. 

Dress 1&2: GF, Blouse: HR, Skirt: CoL. Boots: Vamp. Necklace: Vamp. Earrings: VG. Bracelet: GtW

For sportswear I was inspired by the bicycle outfits of the time. They had the basic same shape as normal clothing, but skirts were much shorter so that they wouldn't get caught in the wheel. For swimwear I opted for the dress with full socks and shoes as I felt it most resembled the clothes at the time. Finally, for sleepwear I chose a the same nightgown as for poorer women but with some added details and embroidery. 

Jacket: HSY, Skirt: GF, Boots: Vamp. Hat and Gloves: BG. Swimwear dress: C&D. Nightgown: CoL

1890s Upper Class Fashion: 

With Upper Class fashion, the biggest difference for men would be in hats (tophats more often than bowlers) and in the cut and material of the fabric. The suit from middle class would therefore work, but we also get a good options with Get Famous, with for instance a simpler version of the tails, that could be used for everyday instead of evening wear.

For summer I also like this jacket from CiL, which would be a bit more informal, wear at home outfit. Here I coupled it with pants from the Vampire pack, though in all honesty they're a bit too tight for the time. Another good summer look would be the blue BG-jacket with the BG-boating hat and a white pair of pants. A good sailing outfit, again rather informal. The last outfit for summer I choose is just a vest, I imagine it was very hot and he took his jacket off. It's a bit too low cut, but I think we can get away with it. For winter I simply exchanged the bowler hat for a top hat. 

Tails: GF, Hat Vampire, Jacket: CiL, pants: Vampire, Hat: BG. Jacket: BG, Pants: BG. Vest: VG, pants BG, Shoes: GT. Coat: Vampire.

For evening wear the exact same tails as used for middle class coupled with the top hat works really well. In my game 've used some new colors here to show that Victorian's were not afraid to party in style, I am expecially fond of this purple one. For sportswear there are several good options, depending on the sport. I've gone with an outfit inspired by fencing, one for riding and one for golfing - all popular at the time, though the golfing outfit might be a bit ahead of it's time. It will keep hanging on for a few decades more. The swimwear outfit was mostly as an alternative to the one in middle class. Both would work for both and neither is spot on. Lastly a simple pyjamas, though obviously the morning gown from middle class would also be common here. I chose the pyjama here for it was a newer fashion but either would work. 

Tails: Vampire. Shirt: GF, pants: LP. Outfit: GF. Jacket: MWS, Pants (female): FoR. Shirt: BG, Shorts: seasons. PJ top and bottoms: BG, shoes: GF

For upper class women, the two dresses from Get Famous are the best we have in game. No need to show them again, but they both come in three colors each and all colors would be used during Victorian times. The lighter in the summer, the darker in winter. They also work as winterwear if coupled with the right hat and gloves. 

So as to their other outfits. For formal/party wear we do get a dress in the Vampire pack that actually work really well (unfortunately for a pack with a very Victorian setting there is really not much that is useful in this pack as far as clothes for women go). The dress would be paired with long gloves at the time, as well as plenty of jewelry. I've included two stylings here. For sport the dress from Get Famous with the hat from the same pack makes for an excellent riding outfit. For swimwear I use the same as for middle class women and for sleepwear this dress from CoL that seems a bit more delicate and detailed and therefore works well as an upper class nightgown. 

Dress: Vampire pack. Riding outfit: GF. Nightgown: CoL

1890-1910 Children's fashion: 

Finally time for some children's fashion as well. Here I will mix all different classes in one post and also let it stretch longer than a decade as children's clothes changed much slower than other clothes.

One thing to note on children's fashion was that the predominant color of children's clothes - especially younger children - where white. Simply because white could be bleached and so it was easier to keep clean. 

The second thing to note is that girls and boys wore the same clothes. How long this laster varies of course in time and location, but at the very least until diaper time was over but often until the child was 6 or 7 (aka clearly children and not toddlers). For that reason all my outfits for infants and toddlers are identical for boys and girls. First infants, and there are two dresses that I find useful. The one to the right I use for richer families, the one of the left for poorer families. I use these for all outfits. 

For toddlers I almost always use the first outfit below. It's not exactly a dress, and really too short for the time, but better than 99% of what we got in game. The second one works too, though I mostly use it for nightgowns. The third and fourth options I use for formalwear at times, especially in the 1910s, but let's be honest, toddlers were rarely allowed at parties, they were kept out of sight so it wouldn't be an issue. In the next picture I have the cold weather wear and "swimsuit" I use, both I use for both boys and girls. 

For children, obviously, the norm was different. Boys would wear shorts, never pants, and a shirt or jacket. Somewhere around the age of 12 (obviously this varied) boys were allowed long pants. Sometimes I let a boy I play have pants just before he's about to age up, especially if he has younger siblings so you can see who is older and who is younger. In most of these the shorts are too short (especially 3 and 4) and the stockings too white and not long enough, but I think it's passable. The last pair of pants are for female form. 

For swimwear I've come up with two passable versions and for sleepwear it's pjs if you have the money or underwear if you do not: 

For girls it's even harder than for boys, as almost all skirts and dresses are too short. I find the school uniform from snowy escape helps a lot, and the second dress is good if your family is middle class or poorer. The others show too much skin, but are passable. Especially the last has the right shape if not the length. 

 For formalwear we do get a gown with the vampire pack that I wish was for adults. Personally I prefer number two that somehow ends up on a lot of my girls. The next two are nightgowns, one for those with money and the second for those without. The last is my version of swimwear for girls. 

As teens were not a concept yet, they just dressed like adults.