The green dyes, like Scheele's green and Paris green, used in Victorian dressmaking, contained high amounts of arsenic! The dresses were literally deadly. Victorian Europe was said to be bathed in green thanks to a newly developed dye called Scheele's green. Turns out the color was to die for in more ways than one. See Scheele's Green Destination Yarn Victorian Era Fashion: Green Gowns To Die For! Potentially Perilous Fashion Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection Even relationships with your clothing can be toxic. Scheele's Green is a yellowish green pigment invented in 1775 and made from sodium carbonate and arsenious oxideAKA, arsenic green. We were so