Complete your Victorian costumes with period-inspired Victorian accessories: gloves, belts, hand fans, hair accessories, and more.
- Start with a perfectly styled Victorian wig and decorate with hair jewelry like a knit snood, clip, or hair comb.
- A lace Victorian hand fan will not only keep you cool but add beauty to your outfit. A lace Victorian parasol will keep you shaded as well.
- Add long or short leather Victorian gloves for day and evening dresses. Read the history of gloves here.
- Carry a Victorian purse, handbag or small pouch like a reticule or tie it to your belt. Shop Victorian purses here.
- A wide Victorian Medici belt might be needed for skirt and blouse outfits.
- Keep shoes clean and stylish with Victorian shoe spats.
Shop more accessories such as Victorian hats, long shawls or fur wraps, and Victorian-era jewelry.
See below for pictures of Victorian hand fans, gloves and belts, as well as a brief history of each (click here to jump).
Victorian Costume Accessories
![Victorian Hand Fan, Gloves, Belt Accessories Vintage Synthetic Fiber [Teijin Teviron Kanekalon] Wispy Bangs/No Bangs Ringlet Curls Shoulder-Length Wavy/Curly Style Wig $24.00 AT vintagedancer.com](https://i.etsystatic.com/25479294/r/il/4fd1c8/2706444619/il_794xN.2706444619_i4hp.jpg)
Victorian Belts
Belts on women were a rare thing save for during two decades. Around the Civil War, the Medici belt was a wide belt that separated blouses and skirts. It went out of fashion until the 1890s to 1900s when the masculine, practical look was back in style. Belts were corset-like, with lace up fronts or large buckles in the center.
1893 ladies belts
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- Victorian riding outfit with belt and purse
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- 1860s Medici belt