1880s

The 1880s were the years of the west and the western, and the cold-hearted blackguard. The men all had moustaches and dreamed of going west to find their fortune or heading to the hills to live and die on the latest gold rush.

The women were elegant pampered rich and servanted or tough-as-nails pioneers with a mind of their own and a chip on their shoulder that warned men to "better watch out and don't mess with me". Styles were either European or self-styled conveniences. The long hair was still in demand, even for the busy, so was often wound into tight buns. Creations didn't often come from photographs or even drawings, but were moulded from memory, oftentimes the memory of an unlikely and out-of-place painting. The desire for elegance and attractiveness was present, but often the demand for survival got in the way and femininity became reduced or hidden beneath a tough exterior. 15hqql.

1880 Comanches

1881 Ellen Terry

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