Paris Green (Scheele's Green) was a wildly fashionable colour in the 19th century, used in clothing, wallpaper, fake flowers, hats. Sadly, it was also a highly toxic form of arsenic, which caused The Toxic History of Paris Green Fashion 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 Toxic Vines Villain Premium Costume Set Dolls Kill In the 19th century, fashion could be deadly: womens dresses and flammable fabrics caused fatal fires and everyday clothing often contained toxic substances now considered too dangerous to use. , Hat