Oamaru brings the Victorian era back to life in all its splendour for the Victorian Heritage Celebrations which takes place in mid-November each year.
The Victorian era, covering roughly the 1830s to 1890s, was known for changing fashion technology and quickly evolving trends of high fashion. This time period saw quickly evolving trends of high fashion, due to changing fashion technology.
This kete from Te Whare Taoka o Waitaki | Waitaki Museum & Archive provides a little dose of fashion inspiration caught in portraits from this era.
You can view all images related to Victorian fashion at Culture Waitaki: https://collection.culturewaitaki.org.nz/objects?query=victorian