by William Say, after Unknown artist mezzotint published 1816 © National Portrait Gallery, London
"A gown of pale faun-colour cloth, made a walking length, and trimmed round the bottom with four rows of rich blue silk trimming. The body, which is cut very low, is ornamented in such a manner as to have a novel appearance ..."
Period Correct Clothing to Fit Your Style… This jacket is known as a Spencer, named after the Earl Spencer who purportedly singed the tails of his topcoat standing too near a fire and then started a new trend when he went out with the tails cropped off. This style was adopted by ladies who wore…
Rear view show bodice an chemisette in detail 1816 Costume parisien
Hey all. I'm back with more Regency Fashions from Ackermann's Repository! I know these ladies look so prim and proper in their lovely Rege...
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Let's see where was I? Oh, yes. I have made and nearly finished a spencer. I have also started another pelisse. I seem to be on a roll ...
1815 saw the completion of Ackermann's Repository - Series 1. The British public of Regency England loved this publication and it would r...
Realizing today how much my list of un-blogged costumes is piling up, I figured I should at least try to get through New Orleans before I f...
Pink Silk Gauze Dress | An Agreeable Tyrant
French, English, and German fashion plates from 1819. All images come from the collection of the Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs. www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/bibliotheque/ PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THESE IMAGES TO THE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS. At a minimum, please link back to this Flickr set.
French, English, and German fashion plates from 1819. All images come from the collection of the Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs. www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/bibliotheque/ PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THESE IMAGES TO THE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS. At a minimum, please link back to this Flickr set.
Explore Regency Fashion Plates' 2496 photos on Flickr!
Hello all and welcome back! Today I'm continuing with the 2nd of 3 posts regarding Regency Furniture plates that were published in Ackerma...
This garment features short puffed sleeves, a high yet undefined waistline, and a ruffled bottom.
Oh dear. I do realize that the natural extension of taking a comprehensive look at Regency women's clothes, and how to fake them, would be t...
