Bustles, wasp waists, crinolines — there were many changes in fashion over Queen Victoria’s long reign (1837-1901) and, says Phyllis Ochs of the Victorian Social Club, ‘You will see them all at the ...

Inside the Pasadena Masonic Temple on a Saturday night, it’s the 19th century once more. Women in floor-length gowns that balloon out from the waist and men dressed in military tailcoats are streaming ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Saturday night, they partied like it’s 1899. Roc-A-Natural Cultural Foundation hosted its inaugural Freedom Ball at LiGreci’s Staaten in West Brighton, and it was a sight to ...

With a £10,000 dress flown in from New York, dancing until 3am in the ancient grounds of Windsor Castle and an overall cost estimated at £400,000 - that, you might say, really WAS an 18th birthday ...

Dig out your best ball gown or Civil War uniform for the Grand Victorian Ball in Virginia City this summer. The Virginia City Preservation Alliance plans two Grand Ball weekends, June 19-20 and Aug.

Kristin Davis was seen wearing a Victorian era ball gown with a black corset bodice and horizonal stripes across the bottom while filming And Just Like That in New York. As she stepped out in her ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The fifth annual 1864 Victorian Ball in Virginia City takes place Saturday, Aug. 25, as part of ...

For most people, croquet is a quaint pastime that they've read about in history books. Or they can visualize the most famous game of Victorian croquet: Alice of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" ...