Victorian day at school

[18yearstooold]

Expected to dress up in Victorian style

???

I've got a long skirt and a wrap/shawl

Can I get away with a short sleeved shirt?

How seriously do people take these things?

[cosmicglittergirl]

I've done a few of these, we weren't particularly strict, one year I wore a Victoriana style black blouse from amazon with a long black skirt. The last time I did it I was heavily pregnant (Victorians would never have had a pregnant teacher as I told chn) I wore a long black mat skirt, billowy white blouse and black shawl I looked more serving wench than teacher! There's options to hire/buy costumes but I really don't think it matters. The best part of it is having a day of complete silence while the children dare potatoes (a real Victorian lesson!) and practising their copperplate writing.

[cosmicglittergirl]

Draw, not dare

[18yearstooold]

It will definitely be interesting to see some of them be silent!

[toomuchicecream]

I wear my sari petticoat (full length, blue with a small ruff round the bottom - £3 from Southall!) with a plain white M&S blouse and a cameo broach at the neck. Black boots and a crochet bedspread wrapped round as a shawl to complete the look.

[toomuchicecream]

Oh - and with the addition of a straw hat and umbrella the same outfit became Mary Poppins for book day :)