Victorian Prints

And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald , The Great Gatsby Page 119 from a vintage fashion catalog issued by the National Cloak & Suit Company located in New York City. It features a variety of fancy straw hats for the warmer weather. These fashionable millinery creations were sold in 1910 and are all reasonably priced at $3.98! Download and print for wall art or to use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 9" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

They walked, and the long waves rolled and murmured rhythmically beside them; the fresh salty wind blew free and unobstructed in their faces, wrapped itself around their ears, and made them feel slightly numb and deliciously dizzy. They walked along in that wide, peaceful, whispering hush of the sea that gives every sound, near or far, some mysterious importance. ― Thomas Mann , Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family Vintage fashion history illustration featuring two ladies in promenade dresses, strolling along the seaside in 1886. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 9" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to Vi

Friends, sun, sand and sea. That sounds like a summer to me. ― Unknown Vintage fashion history illustration featuring a gathering of family and friends at the beach in Victorian bathing costumes for 1886. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 11" x 8.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer. ― Anna Godbersen , Bright Young Things An antique fashion history illustration from an 1867 issue of Peterson's showing a group of ladies, and a young boy, making preparations for a summer ball. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 10" x 8" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson A vintage fashion history illustration from 1904 showing three Edwardian ladies in the park. The lady in the middle has an entire stuffed bird on her hat! This engraving is flanked on both sides by a stylized art nouveau depiction of dragonflies on reeds. Original illustration is from my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and print for wall art or to use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 10.5" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for perso

The end has come, as come, it must, To all things; in these sweet June days, The teacher and the scholar trust, Their parting feet to separate ways. ― John Greenleaf Whittier A vintage fashion illustration from 1904 showing a summer outfit for an Edwardian teenager. Original illustration found in my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 5" x 7" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson A vintage fashion illustration from 1904 showing a veiled Edwardian lady in a walking suit of yellow tweed, trimmed with bands of sky-blue silk that has been embroidered with red flowers. Sky-blue bands are also echoed in the trimming on her hat and also on her parasol. Original illustration found in my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 7" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

A French embroidery pattern from 1886 showing a floral design for a decorative border, either for a tablecloth, napkins or cushions. The pattern keys are outlined below the design. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use for a needlework project but you can also incorporate this pattern into mixed media artwork or to embellish a scrapbook page. You can find the free high-res 11" x 5.25" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Vintage fashion history illustration showing the front and back views of an écru pongee walking suit from June 1872. Here is a brief description as it was originally published: This écru pongee suit consists of a skirt and polonaise . The skirt is trimmed with a kilt-pleated and a gathered ruffle of the material.The trimming for the polonaise consists of kilt-pleated écru pongee ruffles and bias strips of black velvet. Straw round hat, trimmed with velvet, feathers, and flowers. Original illustration is from my personal collection of antique Harper's Bazar magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 10" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sh

... it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime! ― Kenny Chesney Vintage fashion history illustration featuring a collection of summer hats for ladies and girls from 1886. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Marriage is like watching the color of leaves in the fall; ever changing and more stunningly beautiful with each passing day. ― Fawn Weaver An antique fashion history illustration from an 1867 issue of Peterson's showing a young bride previewing an ivory wedding dress for her bridal party before the wedding. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 12" x 9" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Travel is such a wonderful experience! Especially when you forget you are traveling. Then you will enjoy whatever you see and do. Those who look into themselves when they travel will not think about what they see. In fact, there is no distinction between the viewer and the seen. You experience everything with the totality of yourself, so that every blade of grass, every mountain, every lake is alive and is a part of you. When there is no division between you and what is other, this is the ultimate experience of traveling. ― Liezi, Lieh-tzu , A Taoist Guide to Practical Living A vintage fashion illustration from 1872 showing a group of Victorian ladies at the train station. The veiled lady buying tickets at the booth seems to be nursing an injury to her left wrist. From left to right, the costumes are: (1) a fawn-colored delaine dress; (2) a gray pongee dress with dark gray mantelet ; (3) a black gros grain suit; (4) a brown serge dress with paletot ; and (5) a gray poplin su

I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year. ― Edna St. Vincent Millay A collection of straw and Neapolitan hat designs for summer of 1872. From my personal collection of antique Harper's Bazar magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 12" x 9" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. ― Tim Cahill A vintage fashion illustration from 1904 showing two Edwardian ladies touring the grounds of a European castle. I love the sun motifs on the outfit of the lady carrying the parasol. Original illustration found in my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 8" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky. ― S.E. Hinton Antique illustration of two Victorian ladies dressed in 1886 promenade costumes for a stroll in the park. The lady on the left is carrying a fan while the lady on the right is holding a parasol. From my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.