The Victorian Gothic Gown combines a stand collar, button front bodice, long sleeves and a full skirt with lace trim. Available in Black, Wine Red, Purple and Navy Blue, this women's Halloween costume takes its cue from a Victorian lady's day gown. The design provides a starting point for gothic, steampunk or period styling.
A Victorian Day Gown with a Stand Collar
The reference is a nineteenth-century style day gown: high at the neck, fitted through the bodice and full through the skirt. Those features provide the starting point for a gothic, steampunk or period interpretation. For Halloween, you might imagine an original Victorian hostess, using the collar and button front to guide the character's styling.
A portrait crop could include both the stand collar and the button front bodice. For a wider composition, you could bring the long sleeves and full skirt into view as well, giving the Victorian day gown outline a place alongside its lace details.
Black, Wine Red, Purple or Navy Blue
Black is the version featured in the opening image. Wine Red, Purple and Navy Blue offer other colour choices within the same Victorian gown design. Each selection supplies a dress in the named colour, so your choice can set the direction for the character or portrait you have in mind.
Every colour has a front photograph and an angled view. Compare those paired views for the version you favour, paying attention to the button front bodice as well as the full skirt. For your own pictures, you could borrow either viewpoint, keeping the Victorian collar or a long sleeve within the frame.
For Black, you could plan a monochrome gothic portrait with the lace trim as a detail to feature. With any of the other options, consider a backdrop chosen to emphasise the gown's colour.
A Hoop Petticoat and Cameo Brooch
The included garment is the dress in your selected colour. A petticoat, hat and shoes are separate from that garment. One suggested approach is to wear the gown over a hoop petticoat, using the full skirt as the focus of your Victorian styling. If you choose that combination, include your own hoop petticoat when planning a photograph centred on the gown's full skirt.
A cameo brooch and lace gloves are further optional additions. Consider the cameo alongside the stand collar, with lace gloves accompanying the long sleeves and their lace detail. Hats and shoes are also items you would supply yourself.
A Closer View of the Black Dress
The black version has a dedicated sleeve lace detail photograph and a separate bodice view. For a portrait inspired by those images, you could include a sleeved arm beside the button front. That framing would give the lace a place in the picture while retaining the collar and bodice.
Polyester is the listed material. This Victorian gown is offered in adult women's sizes, with options from S to XXXL. The same selection of sizes is available for every colour option. For a set of portraits, you could include a full skirt view, an angled composition and a closer image of the collar and button front. With lace gloves added, another photograph could pair your hands with the sleeve lace.
Other Gowns for a Victorian Lady
Explore more Victorian gothic gowns with puff sleeves or tiered ruffles.
- Victorian Gothic Black Ball Gown Costume Lace Puff Sleeves Ruffle Collar Lace Up Corset Belt Tiered Skirt Women offers another Victorian silhouette with a ruffle collar.
- For another interpretation of Victorian gothic dress, Victorian Gothic Black Tiered Ruffle Gown Long Sleeve Halloween Costume For Women pairs long sleeves with tiered ruffles.