To really help get me started I've dug out a pile of books from our library filled with information on Victorian fashion, from both lower, middle and upper class. It is really interesting looking at the difference between the classes during the Victorian era, it was vast to say the least.

Upper class women where very often extravagant with what they wore. My sketch to the right shows the typical fashion of an upper class woman during this time. The skirt with many flounces was very typical of the early 1850's. Its shape would be maintained by a multiplicity of petticoats.

Both Estella and Miss Havisham where of the upper class and their wealth is clear through out the text. I really like the idea of a lace bonnet, I feel this creates a sense of innocence and youth.