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A person (typically older than 40 or 50) who seems to disapprove of anything modern such as modern music and thing and seems to think they're in the past such as insisting things are done in the old fashioned way and treating "bloody" as a disgusting swear word.
That woman is a right victorian grandmother.
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A victorian goth is still a goth but one who dresses in an older style. A victorian goth may be seen wearing a black corset, long black skirt, boots and maybe a shawl or umbrella. Plus jewelly of course. This type of goth is not to be mistaken for a vampire goth, they dont wear fangs but still wear a paler shade of foundation (and no Im not saying that they're not dark skinned). Male victorian goths wear black trousers, maybe waist coat or jacket. Plus top hat (maybe).
A victorian goth can be labeled from their clothing BUT they do have their own mannerisms.
Victorian Goth: Black ruffled skirt, black bustier, grey silk shirt.
Cyber Goth: Torn PVC dress, neon wig.
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A manager who still believes they live in the 19th century and is unable/unwilling to embrace the realities of the workplace in the 20th century, nevermind the 21st.
Someone who might say, "I don't believe in email"
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The United Kindom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1836-1901 (although this is usually extended to 1705-1914). A period of Great prosperity as Britains' second empire (the only remnants of the medievel empire after the end of the hundred years war decision in 1556 were the Channel Islands) came of age. Along with the starting points of joining England & wales with Scotland in 1705, the new empire set about restoring lands lost after the "Golden age", and this was overseen by Queen Victoria. Due to the fact that the poor were suppressed while the rich grew very rich and well educated with beautiful accents (like myself), the stereotype of the posh-Brit grew. This empire was practically gone by 1965, although this had been seen by Churchill as early as the end of world war I. However, in this time Britain became the largest superpower ever known. Off the back of what seemed and invincible navy, a skilled army and even the worlds' first air force (with air balloons, albeit), this mighty roaring lion seemed untameable until drawn into war with other superpowers, which allowed a weak-by-comparison nation (USA) to become powerful.
Victorian Britain was a reflection of the affluence of Britain, which was in control of itself, its' neighbour Ireland and had its' enemies on a leash for the most part.
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Vic·to·ri·an Low·brow
Pronunciation Key (vk-tôr-n lbrou)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the period of the reign of Queen Victoria and being uncultivated; vulgar; characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes.
2. Being in the highly ornamented, massive style of architecture, decor, and furnishings popular in 19th-century England while at the same time being quite immoral for the higher classes i.e. local pub, dime museum, brothel, sideshow, music halls.
n. A person belonging to or exhibiting characteristics typical of the Victorian period having uncultivated tastes, wanting instead to associate with all aspects of an uncouth lower class society.
The Victorian Era was not only about Royalty, the Gentry and Upper Crust High Society, but also about the lower working classes who's taste were more than a little less refined, if not even downright coarse. Victorian Lowbrow would be defined in terms of:
Sideshows and the Elephant Man, Victorian era tattooed ladies, strange medical exhibits, dime museums and East End shows, the cult of death and the funeral rituals of the lower classes, pubs, bars and saloons, public executions, titillating scandals involving death and betrayal, morbid legends such as Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, the penny dreadful, Victorian drugs such as Opium dens, Absinthe rituals & Wormwood deliriums, Morphine syringes sold to High Society women, Chloral Hydrate fiends, Laudanum addicts, Secret Hashish Societies, laughing gas parties, and patent medicines. Also drinking one's cups, cocktails and grogs, Coach Inns and Night Houses, smoking pipes and cigarettes, morbid little jump rope songs, violent Punch and Judy puppet shows, Penny gaffs, the resurrectionists, graveyard picnics, and etc. The term Victorian Lowbrow was created specifically to describe the work of Madame Talbot's artwork.
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a light purple, which goes great with celedon and pink! Looks great on bridesmaids!
Did you know the colour victorian lilac is great for bridesmaid dresses??
The act of consuming alcoholic beverages in a themed manner as such to make you feel as though you are a true gentleman.
Carefully crafted cocktails presented in the theme of a bygone era.
- Good morrow Hugo, I'm feeling rather parched. Would you like to fetch the other gents and go for a rather bloody good drink .
- Yes Geoffrey, that sounds splendid, I hear Victorian Mixology is the new it thing the town crier just won't shut up about it.