Ice Palace Costumes

victorian-ice-palace-costumes1Part of the fun of the Crystal Carnival was that everyone wore a fancy Ice Palace costume. I think I would have worn something in blue velvet, a matching hat with lots of feathers and a muff to warm my hands.

What about you?

Take a look at some of these Victorian fashions for women. As for men, seems a tuxedo and top hat would be just right.

(Illustrations from Victorian Fashions: A Pictorial Archive, selected and arranged by Carol Belanger Grafton, © 1999 by Dover Publications, Inc. Used by permission.)