Most 19-year-olds get their fashion tips from influencers on social media and, more specifically, the perpetual scrolling of TikTok.

However, one Romsey teen has bucked the trend by taking inspiration from two trailblazing "powerhouse lesbians" after watching them on prime-time television.

Emily Sheath decided to dress in Victorian clothing full-time after the release of the BBC show Gentleman Jack, in which Suranne Jones reenacts the tales of prominent 19th-century lesbian Anne Lister.

This, coupled which watching former Broadway star Bernadette Banner making period garments on YouTube, sparked her passion for historically accurate clothing.

She said: "I watched Gentleman Jack and I loved it. I thought to myself, 'I have to look like Anne Lister'.

"So, I begged my mum to take me to West Quay in Southampton, we looked around and I got a white shirt, black waistcoat, and black skirt - and that's where it kicked off."

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Emily now makes a lot of her own clothes and is currently working on an 1830s dress, buying some items from bespoke outlets where she can afford them to top up her eclectic wardrobe.

She can often be seen stomping the streets of Romsey clad in a frilly dress or feathered top hat and said her attire regularly catches the eye of locals.

"A lot of people think I belong to the Plaza Theatre," she added. "When I tell them this is just how I dress the reaction is mostly positive. There are some people who stare and give me funny looks but that's just part and parcel of anything being different.

"Regency era is very popular right now because of Bridgerton. People see the bonnets and the dresses and stop me and say, 'Oh, you're from Bridgerton'. Actually, I'm 20 years later but I don't like to be anal about it, I let people think what they like." 

Emily, who studies paleontology at the University of Portsmouth and is a self-confessed history buff, came out as a lesbian when she was 13 and admitted she has always been confident in her sexuality. 

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She said the tailored fit of Victorian clothing is flattering, but insisted it also represents an era of big personalities and chivalric love which helped her overcome her own personal battle with anxiety and feelings of wanting to be 'invisible'. 

"Clothing was sort of like armour for me," she added. "If I put on this suit of armour I know I'm fine.

"Outwardly I look like a big character because of my fashion, but I'm actually still quite a reserved person. I'm sort of a walking oxymoron."

Emily said the clothing also allows her to express more masculine and feminine sides of her style on certain days. 

She added: "Some days I feel like dressing more feminine - I call it lady day - where I put on a dress with thrills and bonnets. Other times I want to wear boots and waistcoats."