TGIF!

I have been at school for exactly a week now! Even though I've only had three days of classes so far, Friday still couldn't come soon enough.  I think that all of my fashion classes are going to be really interesting, I just hope that I can't stay awake through two of them; having monotone professors can make any class difficult, no matter how interesting the material is!  The most interesting class today was definitely History of Contemporary Fashion because we talked about the Victorian Era, named after Queen Victoria of England.  Style in the 1800's in England was based mostly on modesty; women couldn't show their arms, ankles, or chest during the day, and they always had to wear a bonnet when they went outdoors.  Imagine walking to class in hot weather wearing a floor length dress, hoop skirt, corset, and all of the undergarments that went with it-so crazy! Something really interesting that I learned about Queen Victoria herself was that she changed the way that people dressed during mourning.  She was in mourning from the time that her husband Albert died, until her death-40 years!!!!  It's interesting to think that one person can effect fashion that much, especially when it involves death (creepy, but still interesting).
That's all for now, more to come soon!