Scheele's green was the most fashionable colour for the Victorian elite. Unfortunately the dye combined copper and arsenic and resulted in skin cancer, killing hundreds of textile workers. Did someone say those Victorian Era evening dress, maker unknown c. 1870. The green was the most fashionable colour in Victorian era fashion, it was called Paris green, also known as emerald green. It became popular In the Victorian Era, green dresses were dyed with arsenic based pigments. These 'Poison Green' dresses caused horrible physical suffering and early death 1817 Green Walking Dress Yesterday's Thimble