Editing Victorian fashion (section)

=== 1860s dress style ===
[[File:1860 Cage Crinoline.jpg|alt=Emphasis has moved to the back, in order to create a Train.|left|thumb|upright|1860s cage crinoline]]
[[File:1860's Dress featuring a Train..jpg|thumb|1860s dress featuring a train]]
[[File:1860's Dress.jpg|alt=Bodices ended at the natural waistline. Wide pagoda sleeves are in fashion, and skirts are longer at the back; depicting a train.|center|thumb|1860s dress]]

During the early and middle 1860s, crinolines began decreasing in size at the top, while retaining their amplitude at the bottom.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=From Queen to Empress - Victorian Dress 1837-1877|last=Goldthorpe|first=Caroline|publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art|year=1988|location=New York|pages=26}}</ref> In contrast, the shape of the crinoline became flatter in the front and more voluminous behind, as it moved towards the back since skirts consisted of [[Train (clothing)|trains]] now. Bodices on the other hand, ended at the natural waistline, had wide [[Sleeve|pagoda sleeves]], and included high necklines and [[Collar (clothing)|collars]] for day dresses; low necklines for evening dresses. However, in 1868, the female silhouette had slimmed down as the crinoline was replaced by the bustle, and the supporting flounce overtook the role of determining the silhouette.<ref>{{Cite book|title=From Queen to Empress - Victorian Dress 1837-1877|last=Goldthorpe|first=Caroline|publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art|year=1988|location=New York|pages=45}}</ref> Skirt widths diminished even further, while fullness and length remained at the back. In order to emphasise the back, the train was gathered together to form soft folds and [[Drapery|draperies]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Making Victorian Costumes for Women|last=Audin|first=Heather|publisher=Crowood|year=2015|pages=45}}</ref>