From a popular style of dress to an actual fish, Dolly Varden's name has been attached to numerous trends, yet she was a fictional character. In this week's Fashion Archives blog, read about the fashionable dresses and accessories associated with the Dolly Varden craze. blog.mdhs.org/costumes/truth-is-stranger-than-fictional-characters-dolly-varden-in-the-1870s Image Credit: William Powell Frith, Dolly Varden, 1842. F.8. The Victoria and Albert Museum. Gift of John Forster. #FashionHistory #CharlesDickens #FashionsOfFiction #FictionalFashions #1870sFashion #1880sFashion #DollyVarden