Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Victorian Ladies in Summer Wear, 1893

I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.
― Edna St. Vincent Millay

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer,
the top of the live-long year,
like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.
The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring,
and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn,
but the first week of August is motionless, and hot.
It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons,
and sunsets smeared with too much color.
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

Antique fashion history illustrations from 1893 showing two young Victorian ladies in their fine summer wear. Free high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Summer Stroll, 1909 (3)

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
― W.H. Davies, Common Joys and Other Poems

Antique illustration of four Edwardian ladies on a leisurely stroll; originally published in 1909. Free high-res 8" x 8" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Evening Around Town, 1893

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
― J.K. Rowling

May your adventures bring you closer together,
even as they take you far away from home.
― Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing two Victorian ladies on an evening out around town.Free high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Summer Stroll, 1893 (2)

Fill your life with women that empower you,
that help you believe in your magic
and aid them to believe in their own exceptional power
and their incredible magic too.
Women that believe in each other can survive anything.
Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.
― Nikita Gill

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing four Victorian ladies strolling in a wooded park or garden.Free high-res 11" x 8.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Summer Stroll, 1893

He knew he would always remember her,
standing there with that expectant, forward-looking smile,
enough to turn the future into summer.
― Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark

Mystique saturates, gluts the air,
Adventure’s even more than rare,
Excitement’s everywhere to share,
And Novelty’s beyond compare.
― Mariecor Ruediger

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing four Victorian ladies strolling in the park.Free high-res 12" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Fashion History Illustration: Beach Party, 1893

I thought of you and how you love this beauty,
And walking up the long beach all alone
I heard the waves breaking in measured thunder
As you and I once heard their monotone.

Around me were the echoing dunes, beyond me
The cold and sparkling silver of the sea --
We two will pass through death and ages lengthen
Before you hear that sound again with me.
― Sarah Teasdale
Victorian ladies outdoors at a beach party. Originally published 1893. You can download the high-res 10" x 10" JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Edwardian Lady and Girl on Deck of Ship 1, 1904

There's always another storm. It's the way the world works.
Snowstorms, rainstorms, windstorms, sandstorms, and firestorms.
Some are fierce and others are small.
You have to deal with each one separately,
but you need to keep an eye on whats brewing for tomorrow.
― Maria V. Snyder, Fire Study
Antique fashion history illustration from 1904 showing a veiled Edwardian lady and her daughter on the deck of a ship in the midst of a stormy sea.

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Victorian Ladies in Walking & Travel Dresses, 1893

When you lost sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart.
― Katsura Hoshino

There’s something about arriving in new cities,
wandering empty streets with no destination.
I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I'm born to leave.
― Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps
Two Victorian young women in walking and travelling dresses. Originally published in 1893. You can download the 10" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Free Printable Vintage Illustration for Cardmaking, Journaling, Scrapbooking or Wall Art: Conversation in the Conservatory, 1857

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude.
To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility,
is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire.
For politeness is like a counter ― an avowedly false coin,
with which it is foolish to be stingy.
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Antique illustration originally published in 1857 showing two Victorian ladies in (one-sided?) conversation in a conservatory.

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Edwardian Lady in the Park with Valerian Border

PROMISE YOURSELF

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them
An Edwardian lady in the park with a border of valerian flowers on the left side of the image, 1904; from my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée.

The genus name of valerian comes from the Latin “valere,” which means “to be strong” or “to be healthy,” in reference to the plant’s medicinal properties. It is an ancient herb; the Greeks used valerian to ward off evil, hanging valerian bunches in windows. The Celts hung it in their homes to ward off lightning. The herb was included in both love and sleep potions. Other magical uses include purification, such as consecrating ritual tools, promoting peace, breaking hexes, and providing stability and happiness. Valerian is used for grounding during emotional turbulence and for aiding in creativity.

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Two Edwardian Girls Keeping Warm at Recess, 1904

Some people will hear you louder in silence.
Those are your tribe - they'll get you through the tough days
and give you something to laugh about on the ride.
― Nikki Rowe
Two Edwardian girls keeping warm at recess, 1904; from my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée. Free high-res 4" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Victorian Ladies in Party Gowns, 1892

People of our time are losing the power of celebration.
Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation.
To be entertained is a passive state
― it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle....
Celebration is a confrontation,
giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions.
― Abraham Joshua Heschel

Two Victorian young women in formal dinner gowns, standing in a formal foyer or reception area. Originally published in 1892. You can download the 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Victorian Ladies After Dinner, 1866

Lie still, lie still, my breaking heart;
My silent heart, lie still and break:
Life, and the world, and mine own self, are changed
For a dream's sake.
― Christina Rossetti

And, at such a time, for a few of us there will always be a tugging
at the heart — knowing a precious moment had gone and we not there.
We can ask and ask but we can’t have again what once seemed ours for ever
— the way things looked, that church alone in the fields,
a bed on belfry floor, a remembered voice, a loved face.
They’ve gone and you can only wait for the pain to pass.
― J.L. Carr, A Month in the Country
Printable vintage fashion illustration from an 1866 issue of Peterson's showing a gathering of five Victorian ladies in the drawing room after dinner. One of the ladies is sitting by the window looking melancholy, causing another lady (possibly a relative or close friend) to look at her with some concern.

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Together We Stand, 1892

I'd rather be standing here with you than out there without you.
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

Life teaches us to
Bend like the willow during a storm
Glide like an eagle
Under the sun mighty and warm
But to stand together
No matter the weather
Unity is all for the better
― Marie Helen Abramyan

Two Victorian young women in double-breasted outfits, an arm around each other, standing on a balcony, and looking fearlessly out at the world. Originally published in 1892. You can download the 8" x 12.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Fashion History Illustrations: A Trio of Winter Fashions, 1896

Solace can be measured in the quiet silence between heartbeats.
― Anthony T. Hincks

Winter Jacket and Cape - 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG (1st link below)

✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾

Some women are truly beautiful. The light of love shines through their souls.
And the world gets drenched in their inimitable light of love.
But do not try to dominate them. Let them keep their softness and tenderness.
― Avijeet Das

The Butterfly Sleeve - 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG (2nd link below)

✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾

You see, women are like fires, like flames.
Some women are like candles, bright and friendly.
Some are like single sparks,
or embers, like fireflies for chasing on summer nights.
Some are like campfires,
all light and heat for a night and willing to be left after.
Some women are like hearthfires,
not much to look at but underneath they are all warm red coal
that burns a long, long while.
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Cloth Dress with Velvet Bands - 6" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG (3rd link below)
A trio of delicate ink and wash illustrations featuring Victorian ladies in winter fashions of 1896. The designs featured are: a winter jacket and a winter cape, the butterfly sleeve, and a cloth dress with velvet bands. You can download the high-res JPEGs without a watermark here (Link 1), here (Link 2), and here (Link 3).


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Travel Companions, 1893

But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned.
I don't want to know what people are talking about.
I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder
than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything.
Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything,
you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work,
you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life.
Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.
― Bill Bryson, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography
Two Victorian ladies in travel costumes; originally published in 1893. You can download the high-res 8.5" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Edwardian Ladies by the River, 1904

Advice is a dangerous gift,
even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient.
Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything,
don't get desperate or blow a fuse
and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone.
You have to realize it's going to be a long process
and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Two Edwardian ladies in conversation as they pause to look at a grand castle across the river; from 1904. From my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée. You can download the high-res 9" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: A Tender Correspondence, 1860

Whatever you choose for your stationery is your favorite color
because it's where you pour your heart out.
― Mary E. Pearson, The Miles Between

It is late now, I am a bit tired; the sky is irritated by stars.
And I love you, I love you, I love you ―
and perhaps this is how the whole enormous world, shining all over,
can be created – out of five vowels and three consonants.
― Vladimir Nabokov, Letters to Vera
Vintage fashion illustration of two Victorian ladies dressed in walking dresses, one in purple, the other is a soft dove gray. The lady in purple is intently reading a letter. Originally published c1860.

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Winter Fashions, 1866

Winter teetered on the verge of succumbing to the returning sun,
but today the breeze still preferred the touch of snowflakes.
― Rue, An Average Curse

One can follow the sun, of course,
but I have always thought that it is best to know some winter, too,
so that the summer, when it arrives, is the more gratefully received.
― Beatriz Williams, Along the Infinite Sea

Printable vintage fashion illustration from an 1866 issue of Peterson's showing a gathering of four ladies in a variety of winter fashions. Two of the ladies on the far left are looking outside the window at a group of boys rowdily playing on the ice in the front yard. A young girl in an embroidered black and white outfit is cuddling a puppy in her arms as the puppy's mama looks up at them in concern.

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration: Two Edwardian Ladies Gazing Out to Sea, 1904

I must be a mermaid, Rango.
I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.
― Anais Nin

Look at that sea, girls ― all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen.
We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more
if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Two antique illustrations of Edwardian ladies standing on the shore, gazing out to the sea; originally published in 1904. From my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée. Free high-res 8" x 8" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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