time periods and styles?

ok so i was wondering...what are the different styles for the different time periods?? like victorian, edwardian, etc...corsets, silk, v necks, etc...you know what i mean lol, like when you are clothes shopping online and the description is like "oh, reminiscent of the edwardian period" well, what does that mean? what was the style like then?

thanks in advance xx

nice question :)

victorian:

many women wore dresses with high necklines and sleeves to their wrists with the dress going down to their ankles (it was seen as "immoral" to show a lot of flesh)

although not all dressed like this though...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_fashion

edwardian:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s_in_fashion

just look them up online :) ...hope this helps

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