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!