Two women and a small girl wearing the latest indoor fashions leash a view of royal barges

a view of royal barges on the River Thames with crowds on the bank and St Paul's Cathedral behind

on June 13th 1855

showing a fashionably dressed woman shielding herself with a fan from the gaze of three men

The woman on the right is also wearing a shawl that covers her head which is edged with a Greek key design

Two women and a small girl wearing the latest indoor fashions leash a view of royal bargesTwo women and a small girl wearing the latest indoor fashions, c1860. In order to achieve this full skirt look, the women would be wearing layers of petticoats and hoop cages, otherwise known as crinolines. Frills and ruffles were also added to the outside of the skirt to make it look even bigger.