Victoriana

noun

Vic·to·ri·ana (ˌ)vik-ˌtȯr-ē-ˈa-nə

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: materials concerning or characteristic of the Victorian age

also : a collection of such materials

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There’s an amazing scene in the original Beetlejuice, in which the deliciously droll Deetz daughter, Lydia, is sitting at the dinner table, head-to-toe in Victoriana drip, a funereal veil obscuring her witchy bangs, which she’s gelled gloriously into spikes. —

Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024 Think gorgeously made leather luggage, Victoriana white lace dresses, piano shawls, and more. —

Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024 The collection was inspired by Victoriana and, more specifically, 19th-century shadow puppets. —

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024 Retro-futurist Victoriana and storybook whimsy abound, from Bella’s gothic-chic wardrobe to God’s Moreauvian menagerie of animal experiments gone awry. —

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023 Painting the walls pale chartreuse will set the stage for Atomic-era furnishings much better than a deeper color from the age of Victoriana. —

Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023