The Victorian fashionistas of Southern Africa would have to be Namibia's Herero people.
Their traditional dress is derived from the Victorian era and consists of an enormous crinoline worn over a several petticoats and a distinctive hat made from rolled cloth and shaped like cow horns.
These amazing portraits by Jim Naughten depict the Herero's Victorian era dress and paramilitary costume.
[Images: © Jim Naughten]
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