Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. Dress, Canadian (c. 1823-1825).…

Discover this exclusive piece from my New 2024 Collection. With this necklace, I draw inspiration from the "Lover's Eye" jewelry that was popular in the 19th century. Between the 1790s and 1830s, just before and during the Regency era, a unique trend emerged in the United Kingdom: a piece of jewelry featuring a miniature painting of the eye of a loved one. This could typically be a brooch, ring, locket, bracelet, or even a small keepsake box—a cherished memento worn close to the heart while awaiting the return of a beloved person. In affluent circles, both men and women would exchange such tokens. The ribbon is made of copper/brown/bronze velvet, and the brown beads are crafted from glass. The choker is adjustable to fit your measurements, with a clasp that includes a small chain to adjust the size and height of the pendant. To ensure the necklace’s protection, it is carefully shipped in a jewelry box, wrapped in tissue paper, placed in a solid case, and packaged in sturdy cardboard. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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All summer I've been posting some of the most amazing images found in the pages of Ackermann's Repository; which was a well know publication in England during the Regency period. My favorite have been the fancy Evening and Ball Dresses. There is just something so romantic about balls from the days of old and I enjoy reading about them in the pages of romance novels. My pick of the 1826 Ackermann's Repository fashions I'm a big fan of all things Regency and love to scope out whats on the web regarding this time period. I especially love finding fun bits and pieces that shed more light on how people lived at this time. While puttering around I discovered a very interesting article on the use of chalk on Regency ballroom floors and could not resist sharing it with you. The full article can be found HERE and I have to thank Kathryn Kane of Regency Redingote for sharing this fun bit of insight on ballroom practices at this time. I constantly read in the pages of Regency romances how thin and soft the soles of ladies dancing slippers were and it appears that mens dancing shoes seemed to be a bit slick on a freshly polished wooden floor as well. This being the case it was not uncommon for dancers to "chalk" the bottoms of their shoes to gain a bit of traction to keep from slipping excessively while they danced. In some cases the entire ballroom floor was lightly chalked to ensure the safety of all the dancers. And for extravagant balls artists were hired to chalk beautiful pattens on the ballroom floor that would then be slowly worn away as the dancers enjoyed themselves till dawn. (That must have been an amazing site) What a fun bit of Regency trivia. And now when I look at some of the amazing Regency Ball Dresses I'll think about a beautifully chalked floor to go along with them. Maybe one day I'll even read about a chalked ballroom floor in a romance novel. I might even create a fun Regency scene using some of the Ackermann ladies and the concept of a "chalked" ballroom floor - giggles. Now on to the fashions - Enjoy! 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Fashion descriptions for the the September 1826 fashion plates I 'm a bit sad that the fashion plates for Ackermann's Repository are coming to a quick end - just two more years left to post. However I still have many other great Ackermann's finds to post in the up-coming months. I even have several period ghost stories that they published that will be perfect for the month of October, so please keep checking back in to see all the other fun Regency stuff yet to be shared. ***************** If you missed any of the previous Regency fashion plates here are some quick links to for you. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1824 Series 3 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1825 Series 3 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1826 - current post Series 3 (1827 & 1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

For all of you who have been following my Regency Fashion plate series of beauties from the pages of Ackermann's Repository, 1827 is the next to last year for them. Here is my pick of the 1827 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates Ackermann's Repository ran from January 1809 - December 1828 and had a very successful 20 year history. Every monthly issue included 2 fashion plates for a total of 24 in each year. Today I've posted the 24 fashion plates from 1827; of which the February issue shows two Mourning dresses as we encounter another death in the British Royal Family. Those two fashions are due to the death of King George IV's brother Prince Frederick - The Royal Duke of York. The Duke of York was King George III's and Queen Charlotte's second son. Since by this time King George IV had no living legitimate children; Frederick was his heir and next in line for the crown. With Fredrick's passing; the third brother(William) now becomes the heir to the British throne and will later become King William IV in June of 1830 with the death of King George IV. King William had no living legitimate children by his death in 1837 and it is here where we finally leave the Regency behind and step into the Victorian age as his niece Queen Victoria becomes the new ruler of Great Britain. I will post the Ackermann's Death notice for the Duke of York at the end of the fashion plates for those of you who like that extra glimpse into the real Regency world. Now for more fun fashions from the Regency - Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1827 Fashion Plates 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - January Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - January Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - February Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - February Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - March Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - March Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - April Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - April Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - May Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - May Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - June Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 9 - June Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - July Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - July Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - August Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - August Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - September Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - September Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - October Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - October Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - November Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - November Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - December Issue 1827 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 10 - December Issue The Regency Era was a time unto itself. We may have a ton more technological advances, many of which I'd not want to live without; however this period of time just seems so much more refined and romantic - at least on paper. So I hope you have enjoyed seeing the 1827 fashions and will join me again for the last and final installment in this Fashion series. ********************************** Now as promised for those who like me can't get enough of Ackermann's Repository; here is the death notice they published for the Duke of York who died on January 5, 1827. till next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

My first project of the year is done, and it wasn’t even planned! I started work on the red/white regency dress (an update will follow soon), and while I was working I noticed the fabric was …

All summer I've been posting some of the most amazing images found in the pages of Ackermann's Repository; which was a well know publication in England during the Regency period. My favorite have been the fancy Evening and Ball Dresses. There is just something so romantic about balls from the days of old and I enjoy reading about them in the pages of romance novels. My pick of the 1826 Ackermann's Repository fashions I'm a big fan of all things Regency and love to scope out whats on the web regarding this time period. I especially love finding fun bits and pieces that shed more light on how people lived at this time. While puttering around I discovered a very interesting article on the use of chalk on Regency ballroom floors and could not resist sharing it with you. The full article can be found HERE and I have to thank Kathryn Kane of Regency Redingote for sharing this fun bit of insight on ballroom practices at this time. I constantly read in the pages of Regency romances how thin and soft the soles of ladies dancing slippers were and it appears that mens dancing shoes seemed to be a bit slick on a freshly polished wooden floor as well. This being the case it was not uncommon for dancers to "chalk" the bottoms of their shoes to gain a bit of traction to keep from slipping excessively while they danced. In some cases the entire ballroom floor was lightly chalked to ensure the safety of all the dancers. And for extravagant balls artists were hired to chalk beautiful pattens on the ballroom floor that would then be slowly worn away as the dancers enjoyed themselves till dawn. (That must have been an amazing site) What a fun bit of Regency trivia. And now when I look at some of the amazing Regency Ball Dresses I'll think about a beautifully chalked floor to go along with them. Maybe one day I'll even read about a chalked ballroom floor in a romance novel. I might even create a fun Regency scene using some of the Ackermann ladies and the concept of a "chalked" ballroom floor - giggles. Now on to the fashions - Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1826 Fashion Plates 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - January Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - January Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - February Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - February Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - March Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - March Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - April Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - April Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - May Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - May Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - June Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - June Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - July Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - July Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - August Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - August Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - September Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - September Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - October Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - October Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - November Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - November Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - December Issue 1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - December Issue And for those who can't get enough period information on these dresses, here is the actual Ackermann's fashion article for the two September fashion plates. Fashion descriptions for the the September 1826 fashion plates I 'm a bit sad that the fashion plates for Ackermann's Repository are coming to a quick end - just two more years left to post. However I still have many other great Ackermann's finds to post in the up-coming months. I even have several period ghost stories that they published that will be perfect for the month of October, so please keep checking back in to see all the other fun Regency stuff yet to be shared. ***************** If you missed any of the previous Regency fashion plates here are some quick links to for you. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1824 Series 3 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1825 Series 3 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1826 - current post Series 3 (1827 & 1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

1815 saw the completion of Ackermann's Repository - Series 1. The British public of Regency England loved this publication and it would remain a resounding success for many years to come as they continued with series 2 and series 3 till their final issue in Dec 1828. With this post I will have shown all the fashion plates from Ackermann's series 1 and I hope you will keep checking back in as I post the Regency fashion plates for Series 2 and 3 in future posts. This is one of my favorite 1815 Ackermann's Fashion plates - plate 23 Description of Fashion plates 22 & 23 - Plate 23 is for the above shown Walking Dress A bit about Ackermann's Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. (The 1829 issues were printed as "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) Ackermann's listed a wide variety of current subject matters to entertain the masses of Regency England. There were political commentaries, poetry, short stories, current events, special exhibit information, stock and commerce reports and other interesting tidbits in its pages. Each issue also contained wonderful color illustrations showing fashions, home decor, public places of interest, architecture and a variety of items that would be of interest to their readers. My favorites are the Fashion Plates and there were usually 2 in each monthly issue. During the twenty year run of this monthly publication, Ackermann's made specially bound volumes available for those who were collecting the issues. These "bound" book versions consisted of a 2 volume set for each year it was published. There were a total of 3 series in that 20 year period. Series 1 began in Jan 1809 (volume 1) and ended with the Dec issue (volume 14) in 1815. Series 2 began in Jan 1816 and ended with the Dec issue in 1822. Series 3 began in Jan 1823 and ended with the final issue in Dec 1828 Ackermann's Repository "Bound" Series 1 ran from 1809 - 1815 with a total of 14 Volumes for Series 1 (click on each year below to be taken to that post) Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 Today I am thrilled to be completing Ackermann's Series 1 by posting the fashion plates for the year 1815. Series 1 Vol 13 was Jan - June 1815 Series 1 Vol 14 was July - Dec 1815 Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1815 Fashion Plates 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - January Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - January Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - February Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - February Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - March Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - March Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - April Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - April Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - May Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - May Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - June Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - June Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - July Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - July Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - August Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - August Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - September Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - September Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - October Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - October Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - November Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - November Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - December Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - December Issue I hope you have enjoyed seeing all the fun fashions in this first series of Ackermann's Repository Regency prints and that you will continue to drop in as I post more fashions from the Series 2 and then Series 3 issues of Ackermann's Repository. Till Next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

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!

I hope all of you who have been following my Ackermann's series are enjoying seeing these lovely fashions as much as I am. This posting concludes the final installment of the Regency fashion plates from Ackermann's Repository Series 2. (1816 - 1822); but don't be sad since there is still Series 3 still to come. As you look at the 1822 fashions, take note that in July the waist line drops down several inches; from under the bust (Empire style) where it's been for many years, to just above the natural waistline. With a more form-fitting bodice a major change in corsetry is also in effect. Personally, I would have appreciated this trend since it would have worked much better for my curvy shape than the previous fashion of the Regency. If you are a woman of curves, like myself and enjoy a good Regency Romance. Give "Pleasure by Pleasure" by Eloisa James a try. This is the final book in a 4 part series about the Essex sisters and one of my favorite Regency series' to read. In "Pleasure for Pleasure" the leading lady "Josie" is a curvy girl trying to fit into Empire style dresses with horrifying result; till she gets a dressmaker that works fashions to Josie's shape rather than trying to sruff Josie's body type into the willowy women's fashions of her time. I'm sure she had dresses made more in this late 1822 fashion and I'd have followed her trend too; especially if I would have won a delicious dish as the Earl of Mayne for my very own. I hope you give it a try. My top pick for the 1822 Ackermann's Repository fashion plates This is probably my all time favorite of all the Ackermann's Repository fashion plates. There are just so many things to love about. To start with it's one of the fanciest fashions since it is a Court Dress, the color and accents are spectacular and we get a full shot of the beautiful back as well as a glimpse of the front due to this great period cheval mirror. This is a presentation dress for a lady of high rank to be worn at Hollyrood Palace in Scotland. To learn more about this dress and fashions during September 1822; please check the bottom of this blog post for the Ackermann's fashion descriptions for that month. I loved this fashion plate so much; that I removed the background to create a png so the image could be used for creating fun digital art pieces like the "Ladies of Ackermann's" piece I did HERE. I also used her in the right corner of this blogs background and she can be seen once more at my alter ego blog My Fanciful Muse Ackermann's Repository Series 1 (Early Regency) ran from January 1809 - December 1815 and all those fashion plates can be seen on my blog posts for July 2011. Here in the month of August 2011 I've been posting Series 2 (Mid Regency) which ran from January1816 to December 1822; by this point the periodical was as popular as ever and would still to run for another 6 years from January 1823 - December 1828 which was dubbed Series 3. I'll be posting the fashion plates for this final series in the month of September so please visit again so you can see all the changes starting to take place in the late Regency period. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1822 Fashion Plates 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - January Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - January Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - February Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - February Issue Black and Colored Velvet for Full Dress was a new fashion trend in the early part of 1822 as seen with this fashion plate. This is not a half-mourning dress as the colors would suggest at first look. It's the velvet material and types of trim used that keeps it from being so. It's the subtlety in the details that makes the difference; after all this is a time period of unspoken languages like the language of the fan, or the language of flowers. It's amazing the types of naughty conversations a couple could have just by the signals a lady sent with her fan or a beau could send in a bouquet of flowers. 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - March Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - March Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - April Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - April Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - May Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - May Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - June Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 13 - June Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - July Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - July Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - August Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - August Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - September Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - September Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - October Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - October Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - November Issue 1822 - Ackermann's 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - December Issue 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 14 - December Issue ************** Now for a bit of fun here is an example of an Ackermann's Repository fashion article. This one is for the September 1822 issue that shows the court dress and gives the current fashion trends. I just love these fashions and wish they could go on forever; luckily Ackermann's Repository continued for another 6 years so I'm not quite through posting the pretty ladies. I'll continue with Ackermann's Series 3 in the upcoming month. Please come visit me again as I continue this fun journey back into the fashion of Regency England via the pages of Ackermann's Repository. ****************** For your convenience I have included some quick links for my previous postings of Ackermann's Repository Fashions below Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 (series 3 coming soon) I hope you join me again for more Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository Till next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

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Ackermann's Repository was a popular British publication of the Regency period and its monthly issues were in distribution from January 1809 till its final issue on December 1828. Fortunately for us, Ackermann's Repository was published by a printing house that specialized in producing bound volumes intended for reference and private libraries. Had this just been a fashion magazine, I believe many of the amazing plates would have vanished over time; however since this publication was a literary, economic, political, architectural,as well as a fashion publication; the pages of Ackermann's was treated as a reference item and several full collections of these bound volumes still exist today. (In 1829 Ackermann's had a fashion only publication - "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) Ackermann's was know in its day as one of the premier print shops and produced many illustrated book series and lithographs during it's time. From the beginning "The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics" as it was formally called was intended to be bound into books even though it was available as a monthly magazine as well. This is why you see the odd numbering system on the illustrated plates. At the end of each year, that years issues were available as a 2 volume set and could be purchased in a variety of binding options directly from Ackermann's or from several of the other binding houses or book sellers in London. A subscriber also had the option of having their individual issues custom bound to order. It's just so interesting how things were done 200 years ago. 1823 was the start of Series 3 When these were later bound into their 2 volume sets. Jan - Jun 1823 were part of Series 3 Volume 1 July - Dec 1823 were part of Series 3 Volume 2 1823 would have volumes 3&4 1824 would have volumes 5&6 and so on and so forth till the series was completed At the end of the 20 years of Ackermann's Repository there were 40 bound book volumes. According to the information I've found up to 1,000 bound volumes of Ackermann's Repository were sold per year. I've yet to find a number of how many issues of each magazine were sold per month; however it must have been a lucrative venture for it to have been published in both formats for a twenty year period of time. My pick of the 1823 Ackermann's Repository Fashions I have been posting all the lovely fashion plates from the pages of Ackermann's and continue now with Series 3 which ran from January 1823 - December 1828. These fashion would be considered late Regency and can be most easily identified by the more form fitting bodices, dropping waistlines and fuller skirt bottoms. Today I will be posting the fashions for 1823 and I hope you enjoy seeing them. This is what the cover page for Series 3 Vol 1 (Jan - June) 1823 looked like in the bound book form Ackermann's Repository 1823 Fashion Plates 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - January Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - January Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - February Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - February Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - March Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - March Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - April Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - April Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - May Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - May Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - June Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - June Issue This is what the cover page for Series 3 Vol 2 (July - Dec) 1823 looked like in the bound book form 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - July Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - July Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - August Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - August Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - September Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - September Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - October Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - October Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - November Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - November Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - December Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - December Issue ************* For those of you who want a bit more than to see the pretty fashions; here are the fashion descriptions from the November 1823 issue. I though I'd show this one since it included descriptions of the fashion plate showing hats. You will notice I left the pages intact and did not crop out the extra bits from the previous article that precedes the fashion articles; nor did I remove the beginning of the article that followed the fashions. This is so you can see how the articles ran one into the other and how they can jump from one topic to the next without the two being related. Here we have on page 305 the ending of a technology article followed by fashion then one about a new illustrated literary book soon to be available for sale by Ackermann's. Here at the bottom of the November fashions article we see an subtle advertisement for the new release of Ackermann's annual "The Forget Me Not". "The Forget Me Not" was another well known publication by Ackermann's. This "Literary Annual" was published around November of every year (just in time for the Christmas gift giving season) from 1822-1847 and targeted mainly the female marked. This new style of "annual" contained 12 engravings to represent each of the months and stories or poems to accompany each. It also contained a review of the previous year, the recent census, a family tree of the monarchy of Britain and a list of sovereign families and ambassadors for other kingdoms. This would have been a very safe gift for a gentleman to present a lady and in some years it sold up to 20,000 copies. It is believed that the bound version of Ackermann's only sold upwards to 1,000 copies per year; so this shows how popular "The Forget Me Not" was. ************* I hope you have enjoyed another trip through the Regency Fashions of Ackermann's Repository and that you join me again when I post the fashions for 1824. For your convenience here are some quick links to the earlier Regency fashions I've posted on my blog. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 (1824-1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

Today our Regency time travels for fashion will take us to the year 1824 and oh what an assortment of fashions we have for this year. The trends continue with the lowering and snugger form-fitting bodice and fuller skirt bottoms as we have seen for the past few years. Then is October we see see two mourning fashions; however this time it is not due to a death in the British Royal Family but for the French King Louise XVIII. I found it interesting that the British Court was ordered to go into a short period of mourning for the French king and that many in the British higher ranks were expected to follow along. I will post the fashion article showing this mandate after posting all the fashion plates, so I hope you take a look at it as well. This is my pick of the 1824 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates As always, it is difficult for me to choose my pick of the fashions for any one year. I was drawn to this fashion plate due to the interesting composition. Not only is the dress and ladies face charming but the scene in itself was too unusual to be passed over. I hope you have fun looking at and choosing a favorite of your own. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1824 Fashion Plates 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue ********************** As promised here is the October 1824 fashion article giving some information about the British court ordered mourning for the King of France's death. I just get a thrill out of seeing the phraseology used during this time period. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk through 1824 Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository and that you will join me again later as we continue with this fun series. Till next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

1815 saw the completion of Ackermann's Repository - Series 1. The British public of Regency England loved this publication and it would remain a resounding success for many years to come as they continued with series 2 and series 3 till their final issue in Dec 1828. With this post I will have shown all the fashion plates from Ackermann's series 1 and I hope you will keep checking back in as I post the Regency fashion plates for Series 2 and 3 in future posts. This is one of my favorite 1815 Ackermann's Fashion plates - plate 23 Description of Fashion plates 22 & 23 - Plate 23 is for the above shown Walking Dress A bit about Ackermann's Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. (The 1829 issues were printed as "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) Ackermann's listed a wide variety of current subject matters to entertain the masses of Regency England. There were political commentaries, poetry, short stories, current events, special exhibit information, stock and commerce reports and other interesting tidbits in its pages. Each issue also contained wonderful color illustrations showing fashions, home decor, public places of interest, architecture and a variety of items that would be of interest to their readers. My favorites are the Fashion Plates and there were usually 2 in each monthly issue. During the twenty year run of this monthly publication, Ackermann's made specially bound volumes available for those who were collecting the issues. These "bound" book versions consisted of a 2 volume set for each year it was published. There were a total of 3 series in that 20 year period. Series 1 began in Jan 1809 (volume 1) and ended with the Dec issue (volume 14) in 1815. Series 2 began in Jan 1816 and ended with the Dec issue in 1822. Series 3 began in Jan 1823 and ended with the final issue in Dec 1828 Ackermann's Repository "Bound" Series 1 ran from 1809 - 1815 with a total of 14 Volumes for Series 1 (click on each year below to be taken to that post) Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 Today I am thrilled to be completing Ackermann's Series 1 by posting the fashion plates for the year 1815. Series 1 Vol 13 was Jan - June 1815 Series 1 Vol 14 was July - Dec 1815 Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1815 Fashion Plates 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - January Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - January Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - February Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - February Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - March Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - March Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - April Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - April Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - May Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - May Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - June Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - June Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - July Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - July Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - August Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - August Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - September Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - September Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - October Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - October Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - November Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - November Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - December Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - December Issue I hope you have enjoyed seeing all the fun fashions in this first series of Ackermann's Repository Regency prints and that you will continue to drop in as I post more fashions from the Series 2 and then Series 3 issues of Ackermann's Repository. Till Next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

Our Fit for a Queen pre-order is well underway! This collection is all 18th century and Regency, with no shortage of sumptuous satin loveliness. Included in this loveliness are no less than FIVE new colors of Penelope Regency slippers! One of these new colorways is

Today I continue posting more Regency Fashions from the pages of Ackermann's Repository and want to call your attention to "mourning dress" as viewed by those of Regency England. My last post for the year 1817 ended with two mourning fashion plates. This was due to the fact that all of England was in mourning over the death of their beloved Princess Charlotte. Ackermann's then continued the mourning fashion plates in memory of Princess Charlotte by showing two more in January 1818 and then in Dec 1818 they end again with two mourning fashion plates due to the death of Queen Charlotte (wife of King George III and grandmother of Princess Charlotte). These plates were shown in publications like Ackermann's since the entire country went into mourning when a member of the Royal family died. One example of a Mourning Evening Dress for 1818 Mourning Dress (not to be confused with a morning dress) was a strong custom in Regency Europe. In modern society we wear black to a funeral and for the most part that's it but in Regency times it was a different situation. When a member of the family died, those related went into mourning and dressed accordingly for a lengthy period of time. Depending on how the individual was related to you determined how long you were to wear mourning. Not only was how you dressed a factor but also the type of functions you could attend and how you were allowed to participate in those affairs were dictated by mourning customs of the time. There was Full-Mourning and Half-Mourning (Full-Mourning was ususally worn for the first half of the time frame and Half-Mouning to finish off the mourning period). The length of time you wore those extents of mourning were also determined by your relationship to the deceased. It was a common practice to dye your existing clothing black when you went into mourning since this was the quickest way to have the appropriate attire. The linings in cloaks were changed out for black ones and bonnets were usually remade to include black crêpe. However, if a family member was to be in mourning for an extended about of months or years they would have new fashions created in the usual manner and use fashion plates such as these in Ackermann's as a guide. Depending on the source you will find variances in length of time and what was appropriate or allowed in the mourning costume of Regency England; but to give a general guide line: 24 months for a husband or wife 12 months for parents or parents in law 6 months for a sister or brother 12 weeks for a sister in law or brother in law 2 weeks to 6 months - uncle or aunt 2-4 weeks - first cousin For instance a Widow might go into mourning for 2 years for her Husband. She would spend the 1st year and 1 day in Full-Mourning; wearing all black in matte fabrics like black crêpe or bombazine. Very few jewelry choices would be available during this time. After that she might wear Half-Mourning of grey, purple, lilac, lavender or a combination of black and white. A bit more sheen would be allowed in the fabric choices as would a larger selection of jewelry options. ************* Today I am posting the fashion plates from Ackermann's Series 2 for the year 1818. Series 2 Vol 5 was Jan - June 1818 Series 2 Vol 6 was July - Dec 1818 Enjoy! 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For those of you who might like historical tidbits as much as I do; see below for the death notice Ackermann's printed in the Dec issue of that year. I hope you are enjoying my series on Ackermann's Fashion plates from Regency England. Below are links that will take you to previous fashions from Series 1 that I posted on my blog back in July 2011 & Series 2 which I'm currently posting now. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 (1819 - 1822 - are yet to be posted) Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Till next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

My summer project for this blog is to showcase many of the antique images from the pages of an old British publication nicknamed Ackermann's Repository. Today I'm posting the 6th installment of some amazing fashion plates from this 200 year old Regency period publication. I started with the first year 1809 and will continue to post the entire 20 years of fashion plates till we reach the last issue for December 1828. Please check previous posts for the years 1809-1813 and then upcoming post for the remainder of the series. This is my favorite 1814 Ackermann's Repository fashion plate Fashion plate 4 is the description to my favorite fashion plate shown above It's just so much fun to see how they wrote during this time period and to see how fashions were described. Here is an example of that for the two July 1814 fashion plates. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. (The 1829 issues were printed as "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) I have found the articles and illustrations to be a fascinating glimpse into that time period. One of my favorite ongoing series in 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 1814. Series 1 Vol 11 was Jan - June 1814 Series 1 Vol 12 was July - Dec 1814 Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1814 Fashion Plates 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - January Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - January Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - February Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - February Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - March Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - March Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - April Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - April Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - May Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - May Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - June Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 11 - June Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - July Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - July Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - August Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - August Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - September Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - September Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - October Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - October Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - November Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - November Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - December Issue 1814 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 12 - December Issue One of my favorite things about viewing these fashion plates is to see the subtle changes that take place from year to year in Regency fashion. The latter part of 1814 was a time of great celebration in England due to the abdication of Napoleon and his exile to Elba. There were lavish parties all through London and fashions started to reflect the gaiety the whole of England was feeling now that the war was over... little did they know that in a few short months he would be back. Join me next time for the fashions of 1815 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

All summer I've been posting some of the most amazing images found in the pages of Ackermann's Repository; which was a well know publication in England during the Regency period. My favorite have been the fancy Evening and Ball Dresses. There is just something so romantic about balls from the days of old and I enjoy reading about them in the pages of romance novels. My pick of the 1826 Ackermann's Repository fashions I'm a big fan of all things Regency and love to scope out whats on the web regarding this time period. I especially love finding fun bits and pieces that shed more light on how people lived at this time. While puttering around I discovered a very interesting article on the use of chalk on Regency ballroom floors and could not resist sharing it with you. The full article can be found HERE and I have to thank Kathryn Kane of Regency Redingote for sharing this fun bit of insight on ballroom practices at this time. I constantly read in the pages of Regency romances how thin and soft the soles of ladies dancing slippers were and it appears that mens dancing shoes seemed to be a bit slick on a freshly polished wooden floor as well. This being the case it was not uncommon for dancers to "chalk" the bottoms of their shoes to gain a bit of traction to keep from slipping excessively while they danced. In some cases the entire ballroom floor was lightly chalked to ensure the safety of all the dancers. And for extravagant balls artists were hired to chalk beautiful pattens on the ballroom floor that would then be slowly worn away as the dancers enjoyed themselves till dawn. (That must have been an amazing site) What a fun bit of Regency trivia. And now when I look at some of the amazing Regency Ball Dresses I'll think about a beautifully chalked floor to go along with them. Maybe one day I'll even read about a chalked ballroom floor in a romance novel. I might even create a fun Regency scene using some of the Ackermann ladies and the concept of a "chalked" ballroom floor - giggles. Now on to the fashions - Enjoy! 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Fashion descriptions for the the September 1826 fashion plates I 'm a bit sad that the fashion plates for Ackermann's Repository are coming to a quick end - just two more years left to post. However I still have many other great Ackermann's finds to post in the up-coming months. I even have several period ghost stories that they published that will be perfect for the month of October, so please keep checking back in to see all the other fun Regency stuff yet to be shared. ***************** If you missed any of the previous Regency fashion plates here are some quick links to for you. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1824 Series 3 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1825 Series 3 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1826 - current post Series 3 (1827 & 1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

This is my favorite from the 1810 Ackermann's Repository fashion plates This is my 2nd installment of fashion plates from Ackermann's Repository - Regency era magazine. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. (The 1829 issues were printed as "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) I have found the articles and illustrations 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 1810. Series 1 Vol 3 was Jan - June 1810 Series 1 Vol 4 was July - Dec 1810 I hope you enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1810 Fashion Plates 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - January Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - January Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - February Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - February Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - March Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 -March Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - April Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - April Issue This is the only men's fashion plate I found out of the 20 years of Ackermann's Repository fashion plates 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 -May Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 -May Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - June Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 3 - June Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - July Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - July Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - August Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - August Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - September Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - September Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - October Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - October Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - November Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - November Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - December Issue 1810 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 4 - December Issue I found the 1810 issues of Ackermann's Repository to be a bit different from all the other years due to the number of children seen in these fashion plates as well as the one and only plate I've discovered for Men's fashions in this publication. The Dec 1810 issue of Ackermann's shows items of clothing that can be worn by ladies who are in mourning. Here again not only was the wearing of mourning a tradition but England was at war against the French (Napoleonic War 1803 - 1815) and there was an large number of families in mourning due to the losses of war. The Fashion plates in Ackermann's Repository are a joy to see on their own; but the descriptions that accompanied each item are equally fascinating to me. There is just something so eloquent in the spoken and written word of the Regency Era. Description for Sept 1810 Fashion plates 17&18 I can see how these old records would be of great use to historical romance writers and Hollywood costume designers. Not only do you get a beautiful picture but you know the fabrics, laces, colors and hairstyles that were of the latest fashion...at least according to Ackermann's I hope you have enjoyed viewing Ackermann's Repository fashion plates for 1810. Check back soon for the third installment of Ackermann's Repository - 1811 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

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Today I bring you another installment of Regency fashions from the pages of Ackermann's Repository. In my previous posts from the last part of 1817 - 1820, Ackermann's included a large amount of fashion plates dedicated to mourning fashions due to several deaths within the royal family. It's a nice change of pace to see that most of the fashion plates for 1821 are gaily colored; however the two fashion plates for September 1821 again show mourning clothing due to the death of yet another royal - Queen Caroline wife of the newly crowned King George IV. Her death did not overly impact fashions as you can tell by the remainder of the fashion plates for late fall and winter; since the October fashion plates are a deep rose colored costume and a formal court dress. The Queen passed away in August of 1821 and court mourning was officially ended in late September. For those of you who like to see the interesting written tidbits from Ackermann's; I will be posting Queen Caroline's Death notice and the Ackermann's article about the Royal Coronation of King George the IV at the bottom of this post. Enjoy! My top pick of the 1821 fashion plates The coronation of King George IV (previously the Prince Regent also known as Prinny to his close friends) took place in July 1821 and inspired another fashion plate depicting a fancy court dress. Ackermann's Repository 1821 Fashion Plates 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - January Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - January Issue February 1821 fashion plates are MISSING from the volume I had access to; but I've been lucky enough to locate images of what they did look like. (Update 2/20/2012 - I located an image of the first missing plate for Feb) 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - Feb Issue (Update 1/02/2012 - I located an image of the second missing plate for Feb) 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - Feb Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - March Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - March Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - April Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - April Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - May Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - May Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - June Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 11 - June Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - July Issue The color of this pelisse is listed as Evening Primrose 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - July Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - August Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - August Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - September Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - September Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - October Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - October Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - November Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - November Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - December Issue 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 12 - December Issue I'm always amazed at the elaborate trims on vintage clothing like these Regency costumes. They are just so much fun to look at. Thanks for taking a look at 1821 Regency Fashions from the pages of Ackermann's Repository and join me again in the near future for a look at 1822. ***************** Now for those who want to see the Ackermann's account of: Queen Caroline's death and the Coronation of King George IV The Death of Queen Caroline The Coronation of King George IV I thought it was interesting that he wanted a grand ceremony that would outshine Napoleon's and that he choose to do it in the style of the Tudor's. I'm sure the whole affair felt like a fancy dress ball for those in attendance. I enjoy seeing how events like these were recorded in it's day so I hope you found it interesting as well. ************** For your convenience I have included some quick links for my previous postings of Ackermann's Repository Fashions below Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 - coming soon Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 (series 3 coming soon) I hope you join me again for more Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository Till next time... 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 then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

An historical Regency"bodiced" petticoat. Basically just a sleeveless dress, made from super-soft white cotton batiste. I took my basic Regency drawstring dress pattern and lessened the gathers, lowered the neckline and narrowed the shoulder straps. I made one for my personal Regency wardrobe, but I haven't had them available in the shop until now. If you haven't yet added a petticoat to your Jane Austen ensemble - you will be surprised at how much it adds to the look of an outfit. It's now available to be ordered in your custom size in the shop!

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I've been posting for several months now about images from the Regency era publication Ackermann's Repository; which was published in England from 1809 to 1828. These monthly issues were full of wonderful hand-colored plates of Fashions, Furniture, Curtains, Landscapes, Gardens, Architecture and more. In July 2011, I posted all the Fashion Plates for Ackermann's Series 1 (1809-1815) In August 2011, I posted all the Fashion Plates for Ackermann's Series 2 (1816-1822) In September 2011, I posted all the Fashion Plates for Ackermann's Series 3 (1823-1828) There were over 480 Fashion Plates published in the 20 years they were in publication and I've created png images from 41 of them to use in my digital art projects. This is a reference chart for the 41 png images showing a variety of fashions from 1809-1828 I've posted these to my deviantART account in an easy to download zip file to share with you all. Click HERE to go to that page and then click the Download button on the top right once there. I just could not resist sharing this ladies with you once more and I hope you will use them to create some fun digital art or craft projects of your very own. Here are some of the digital art projects I've created so far using many of the images from above. Beautiful Day for a Walk by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Ladies with a Gothic view by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Ladies with a Curtain View Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Beauties by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Midnight Garden by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Regency Ghost Scene by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Masquerade Ball by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. The Regency Ladies of Fashion by EKDuncan Click HERE to view the original post and to find out about the other images in this digital scene. I'm having so much fun creating with these images that I wanted to share these fun FREEBIES with you guys too. Enjoy!