Fashion accessory

Carried accessories include purses and handbags, hand fans, parasols and umbrellas, wallets, canes, and ceremonial swords.

Worn accessories include cravats, ties, hats, bonnets, belts and suspenders, gloves, muffs, necklaces, bracelets, watches,[a] eyewear, sashes, shawls, scarves, lanyards, socks, pins, piercings, rings, stockings and hair ties.

Similarly, an individual's economic status, religious and cultural background would also be a contributing factor.

[4] In Victorian fashion accessories such as fans, parasols and gloves held significance for how women experienced gender, race, and class.

Hat badges were fashioned after plaquettes and often depicted a scene with personal relevance to the wearer.