The late Victorian period is known in England as Naughty Nineties (I Terribili ‘90): it refers to an epoch of fun loving (= divertimento amoroso) and laxity (= rilassatezza morale). In this decade the artist Aubrey Bearsdley operated, Oscar Wilde wrote his witty (= sagaci) plays, Arthur Lasenby Liberty built up his laboratory in Regent Street and the suffragette movements began their campaigns to get universal suffrage.
From 1890 to 1900 ladies’ fashion did not change a lot.
Gowns became simpler and more comfortable with quite plain skirts (= gone lisce) and without bustle (= senza tanti ornamenti) and without trains (= strascichi).
The belts (= cincture) became quite popular and shoulders were emphasised by slightly (= leggermente) puffed sleeves (= maniche a sbuffo) and by flaps (= risvolti).
The collars (= colletti) were very high, sometimes with tips (= punte) under ears.
Towards the end of the century the sleeves became straight (= dritte) , and small and ladies wore bell-shaped double skirt (= gonna doppia a forma di campana) , often with trains (= piccoli strascichi).
The hats became more and more decorated often with feathers (= piume) or very large