Oh dear, has it been three weeks already? But now, the historical sewing mojo is back at last and I finally get to share the first details on my new Regency day dress with you. Yay! So far, nothing…
A sewing Pattern for a Regency Style Chemisette, used under a dress or jacket to fill in the low neckline, or add more style to gowns of the early 19th century. No lady would have been without several of these to wear by day, or even evening. Pattern gives multiple Collar options: for single, double, or triple ruffled neckline! Fashions Revisited Patterns TM are based on surviving garments, and pictorial documentation such as period satires, paintings, and other sources. Whether you are a Reenactor looking to make your own clothing, a seamstress producing clothing for a theatrical production, or you simply want a unique garment for a special occasion our patterns will help you on your way! Pattern includes all sizes from small to x-large, full size paper pattern, historical notes and instructions. (Images of the chemisettes shown in this listing are examples of the finished product using this pattern, and are not included)
Regency Hairstyles. Photography: Tim Babiak. Model: Ivy Negron. Wigs and makeup: Allison Lowery
This is a tutorial for a regency hairstyle that was inspired by Emma Woodhouse’s hair in the 2009 BBC Emma mini series. Enjoy! Let’s begin. Step one ~ Part the front section of your hair beg…
Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend Aubry, who has been creating costumes and historical clothing for nearly 20 years. When she isn’t obsessing over the 1790s, she works as a free…
Always looking for new dress-up opportunities, I contacted JASNA to see what Atlanta-area events might require head-to-toe Regency finery. Turns out local Jane Austen fans are (I suppose understandably) more about the author's stories than her clothes. Despite my potentially offensive insistence that there's no point h
Today I embark on a wonderful exploration of the amazing images found in the pages of the Regency Era publication called Ackermann's Repository. This is a multi-month long project that will probably last the rest of the year but I think you may find the images as entertaining as I have. I hope you will join me on this journey through out the remainder of 2011 as I step back in time 200 years to Regency England. My favorite of the 1809 Ackermann's Repository fashion plates Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. (Yup - that really was it's full title; but it was also know as: Ackermann's, Ackermann's Repository or just the Repository depending on various source.) Ackermann's Repository was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. ***** Ackermann's under its full title was actually published from Jan 1809 - Dec 1828. Then in January of 1829 Ackermann's Repository of Fashion launched. The Fashion only version of the repository was short lived and later became part of La Belle Assemblée. 1809 Cover page to Ackermann's showing it's full title. I have found the articles and illustrations in Ackermann's Repository to be a fascinating glimpse into that time period. One of my favorite staples of the magazine are the fashion plates. Each monthly issue usually included 2 Fashion plates, giving on average a total of 24 Fashion plates for the year. Though the magazine was published monthly; specially bound volumes were available from Ackermann's. These "bound" book versions, consisted of a 2 volume set for each year it was in publication. Ackermann's Repository "Bound" Series 1 ran from 1809 - 1815 with a total of 14 Volumes for Series 1 Series 1 Vol 1 was Jan - June 1809 Series 1 Vol 2 was July - Dec 1809 Series 1 Vol 3 was Jan - June 1810 Series 1 Vol 4 was July - Dec 1810 Series 1 Vol 5 was Jan - June 1811 Series 1 Vol 6 was July - Dec 1811 Series 1 Vol 7 was Jan - June 1812 Series 1 Vol 8 was July - Dec 1812 Series 1 Vol 9 was Jan - June 1813 Series 1 Vol 10 was July - Dec 1813 Series 1 Vol 11 was Jan - June 1814 Series 1 Vol 12 was July - Dec 1814 Series 1 Vol 13 was Jan - June 1815 Series 1 Vol 14 was July - Dec 1815 Today I will be posting the fashion plates for the year 1809. Vol 1 Jan - June 1809 Vol 2 July - Dec 1809 I hope you enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1809 Fashion Plates 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - January Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - January Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - February Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - February Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - March Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - March Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - April Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - April Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - May Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - May Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - June Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - June Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 1 - June Issue (Bonus) 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - July Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - July Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - August Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - August Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - September Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - September Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - October Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - October Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - November Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - November Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - December Issue 1809 - Ackermann's Series 1 Vol 2 - December Issue I love the phraseology used during this time period and wanted you to see a sample of it from Ackermann's. Fashion plate description for September 1809 This is one of the fashion plate descriptions. I chose the one for September that showed a Mourning dress (not to be confused with a morning dress) During this time period there was a fairly strict code of dress when a member of the family died. There was "full mourning" - of all black and "half mourning" - gray and lavender were allowed; then depending on how you were related to the deceased determined for what period of time you wore full and then half mourning. England was at war against the French (Napoleonic War 1803 - 1815) so there were a considerable number of widows and families in mourning during at this time. Ackermann's addressed is issue frequently by including fashion plates depicting Mourning fashions and in later years when the Princess, Queen and then later King George III died those issues also showed several fashion plates with mourning dresses. I hope you have enjoyed viewing Ackermann's Repository fashion plates for 1809. Check back soon for the 1810 Fashion plates. Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
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Explore Regency Fashion Plates' 2496 photos on Flickr!
Explore Regency Fashion Plates' 2496 photos on Flickr!
Here is a quick and easy guide to creating a fairly realistic looking Victorian or Regency bonnet.I am sorry but I haven’t been able to get step by step photos for this post yet but I will t…
Historical costuming
Here is a quick and easy guide to creating a fairly realistic looking Victorian or Regency bonnet.I am sorry but I haven’t been able to get step by step photos for this post yet but I will t…
This is a tutorial for a regency hairstyle that was inspired by Emma Woodhouse’s hair in the 2009 BBC Emma mini series. Enjoy! Let’s begin. Step one ~ Part the front section of your hair beg…
Explore Regency Fashion Plates' 2496 photos on Flickr!
This is a tutorial for a regency hairstyle that was inspired by Emma Woodhouse’s hair in the 2009 BBC Emma mini series. Enjoy! Let’s begin. Step one ~ Part the front section of your hair beg…
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.
This tutorial is for a classic regency bun. let’s begin… Step one ~ Part two sections of hair from the top of your head all the way down to your ears, then tie them out of the way just…
Explore Regency Fashion Plates' 2496 photos on Flickr!
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...
We’ve already reviewed the costumes in Bridgerton (2020), the Netflix adaptation of a series of romance novels by author Julia Quinn. However, there was so much to cover we couldn’t get…
Explore Regency Fashion Plates' 2496 photos on Flickr!
