One cannot talk about the Victorian Era, which marked the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 – 1901), without commenting on the influences of the period even on issues related to the way people should live. In terms of behavior, which involves traditional “good manners” and some crazy rules of etiquette, it is possible to be surprised by the demands of the old English kingdom.
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How Stuff Works published a series of behavioral norms that were already required of English citizens during the Victorian Era.
With the Victorian Era also came a greater concern with fashion. Women strictly followed a standard that determined which styles of dresses should be worn on specific occasions. There were, therefore, dresses ideal for balls, as well as those more appropriate for dinners, walks and even those ideal for riding. Not to mention, of course, the outfits that could only be used in the field.
Not even widows escaped this etiquette control: black mourning dresses should only be worn for the period considered ideal for this type of occasion.
It was also in the Victorian Era that women began to use the crinoline as an official way of making their dresses “weaponized”. In the image above, you can see this huge and garish structure, which ended up forcing women of the time to relearn how to do simple things like sit down and walk through doors.