Hello! I have followed your blog for a long time and want to thank you so much for evrything you post. The work and exposure of the truth about poc being present throught the times is such a welcome sight. Thank you. I also have a question for you, my ci

I’m so glad you asked! There are a ton of photographs of Black Victorian ladies, both African American and Afro-European. There are a few places you can find these online, and many different clothing and hair styles to choose from.

One of the most famous Black Victorians was Queen Victoria’s goddaughter Lady Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies:

There are quite a few images of her, and she always seems dressed in the height of fashion. ;) Here’s a video that includes some biographical information and more artworks and photographs of Lady Sarah (about ten minutes long) at the National Portrait Gallery in London:

You can see a lot of clothing and hairstyle options at the tumblr blog Black History Album, in the “Black Victorians” section:

For hairstyle options, this article has some good photos with very different hairstyles , if you want to narrow down what kind of classic look you’d like to go for (although some of these might be considered a bit more “Edwardian”, depending):

This article has a few more (including a bit of information about a few of them):

This one’s from fyeahqueervintage on Tumblr:

You really do have a ton of options, so you can choose a look that suits you in particular or that you find especially appealing!

You might also want to check out Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina’s Black Victorians/Black Victoriana, which goes a bit more in depth about the Black British population during this era, focusing especially on the history of London.