The practice of donning black for mourning had been long established by the beginning of the 19th century, though it would be the second half of the century when it would develop Mourning attire] Black dress formal wear graduation ceremony en Antique Edwardian Black Lace Vintage Dress Cotton Voile Victorian Mourning Gown Modig 1915 1920s Black Silk Day mourning Dress Bust 35 Waist 30 Etsy Queen Victoria wore mourning from the death of her husband, Prince Albert (1819 1861), until her own death. With these standards in place, it was considered a social requisite to don black