Photo to identify clothing style

[Karen Kelsey]

I will now try to upload a photo (my first attempt).  I would like to know when this style of clothing was current.  I am trying to date three photographs, in an attempt to identify these ancestors. Would this type of suit be worn in the 1890s?  

[Karen Kelsey]

Well, I figured out how to successfully upload a photo, so here is another one.  Is there any clue in the style of this woman's clothing (or the photographer's imprint on the bottom) that would indicate the decade that her dress and jewelry were current?

[Pernilla Bollman]

Hi Karen,
 
I am not sure about the clothing, but the photographer established in Stockholm in 1860, and was still there in 1899.
 
Pernilla

[Pernilla Bollman]

Hi Karen,
 
Again, I can't comment on the clothing, but the photographer was established in Stockholm in 1887 and still existed in 1911 (according to the Lennart Snabb register here at Rötter).
 
Pernilla

[Karen Kelsey]

Thanks so much!  That helps me date the pictures, since they were kept together in an envelope. I assume that this was the Ahlgren sister who moved to Stockholm around 1886 to work as a servant.  She married in 1891, and her letters say that she will send a picture of her herself and her husband.  Also, she talks about wearing a little watch.  Perhaps the jewelry that is clipped to her dress is a watch.  I wonder when the men's suit - with a banded edge went out of style?  Anyone know?

[Anders Andersson]

I'm not familiar with those clothing styles, but this is something I believe is well documented by Nordiska museet (museum of cultural history). They have a list of contact addresses for questions concerning historical artefacts, and I think Ingrid Roos (see that web page for her e-mail address, under Mode och arbetsdräkt) may be able to answer questions about clothing styles and details of clothing (or she may direct you elsewhere).

[Karen Kelsey]

Thanks!  I've found answers to so many of my questions on this site, and I appreciate the time people have taken.