Everything we now use is made [in] imitation of those models lately discovered in Italy. – Observation by an Englishman
In the late 18th century, hairstyles for women took a dramatic turn from the pouffed-up and constructed hairdos of the earlier Georgian age to the simple hair styles inspired by the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. Curls [...]
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Regency Hairstyles and their Accessories
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged regency dress, Regency Fashion, Regency Hairstyle on November 7, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Persuasion: Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen, Persuasion Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen, regency dress, Regency Fashion, The National Gallery of Victoria on October 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Inquiring Reader: Emma, the author of this post, lives in Melbourne, Australia. After she interviewed me for a class assignment, I asked her if she would give us her impressions of the the fabulous fashion show at the National Gallery of Victoria. Happily, she said yes. Click here to read an article on Jane [...]
Emma 2009: Episode Three
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Movie review, Popular culture, Regency Life, Regency World, jane austen, tagged Blake Ritson, Christina Cole, Emma 2009, Emma 2009 poll, Jodhi May, Jonny Lee Miller, Louise Dylan, Romola Garai on October 18, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Emily Hill of the Evening Standard isn’t thrilled with this adaptation of Emma:
The tension of the series comes not from the characters being marooned in stuffy Regency England, but from the bizarre twenty-first-century dating psychobabble. At some point, whoever created this very pretty 9 pm drama seems to have thrown the actual novel aside and [...]
Little Girls’ Regency Dresses
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Regency Fashion, Young girl's fashion in the Regency era on September 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Prior to the 19th century, children were dressed as miniature adults…
Children’s fashion often preceded similar changes in adult clothing. Simple frocks for girls in the closing decades of the 18th century foreshadowed the fashionable high-waisted, neo-classical style that would become popular for women during the first decades of the 19th century.
This pastoral image of a [...]
Regency Era Fashion Plates, 1800-1819: A Review
Posted in Book review, Fashions, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Regency era fashion plates, Regency Fashion, Timely Tresses on August 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Book review of Regency Era Fashion Plates, 1800-1819 by Timely Tresses
Favorite Regency Fashion Sites
Posted in Fashions, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged David Brass Rare Books, regency dress, Regency Fashion on August 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Internet sites featuring Regency era clothes, which are among my favorites
The well-dressed Regency boy wore a skeleton suit
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged John Hoppner, Kate Greenaway, Regency boys' wear, Regency Fashion, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Skeleton suits on August 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Once upon a time children wore miniature versions of their parents’ clothing styles. Then, in 1780 or 1790, depending on the source you read, children began to be dressed differently, wearing fashions designed just for them.
Not that small boys, left to their own devices, would have worn high-waisted, ankle length trousers made of heavy cotton [...]
Seaside Fashion, Regency Style
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency World, Regency style, Sea bathing during the Regency era, jane austen, tagged Bathing machines, Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, Regency seaside fashions, Vanity Fair 1998 on August 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Inquiring reader, in honor of this week’s tepid heat wave in Richmond, I continue my coverage of all things seaside during the Regency era. To our moderns eyes, Regency fashions by the seashore covered as much of the body as ordinary clothes, and were as complicated as regular fashions. Let’s take a closer look.
I question [...]
Ladies Decorative Fans: Bootcamps for Coquettes
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged ladies fans, Language of the Fan, Regency Fans on July 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Fans, originally imported from the Far East, were a popular fashion accessory for ladies between the mid-17th and early 20th centuries.
Regency Riding Habits
Posted in Fashions, Regency Life, Regency style, jane austen, tagged fashion influences, Napoleonic war, riding costumes, Riding habits, Shako, The Grand Sophy, The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Female riding habits at the turn of the 19th century were influenced by the military style.
Old English Costumes: The Talbot Hughes Collection at the V&A
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Costume collection, Regency Fashion, Talbot Hughes, Talbot Hughes Victoria and Albert Museum Dress Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum, Victorian Era, Victorian painter on May 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Talbot Hughes’ dress collection from the 17th to 19th century was shown at Harrod’s in 1913 before the costumes were donated to the Victoria and Albert museum.
Regency Mourning
Posted in Fashions, Regency Etiquette, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, jane austen, tagged 19th century mourning fashions, Victorian Era, Victorian mourning on May 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Outward manifestations of grief have changed in mourning rituals over the centuries. These days when we think of 19th century mourning, we tend to confuse elaborate Victorian rules of the 1860’s with the less rigid mourning etiquette of the earlier 19th century. Mourning fashions during the Regency Period are fully described in Dressing for Mourning [...]
Coral Necklaces, Regency Style
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Coral necklace, John Hoppner, Late Georgian jewelry, Peter Paul Rubens, Regency Fashion, Regency jewellery, Regency jewelry, Sir Thomas Lawrence on May 9, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Inquiring Reader: You’ve probably seen the necklaces dozens of times without noticing them. I have. These beautiful single string coral necklaces worn by Regency ladies escaped my attention until my friend and blogging partner on Jane Austen Today, Laurel Ann of Austenprose, sent me some spectacular images, such as the one of Lady Maria Hamilton, [...]
Historic Dancing Shoes and Regency Slippers
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Regency Fashion, Regency shoes on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Regency shoes
Seen Over the Ether: Women’s Hairstyles and Clothing in Period Films
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Period, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged period films, regency dress, Regency Fashion, Regency Hairstyle on April 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Regency hairstyles and fashions are often inaccurately depicted in period film adaptations. The articles at these links will tell you why.
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Beau Brummell, Prince Regent, Regency Dandy on March 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man is a 1996 BBC film of the regency dandy starring James Purefoy
Princess Charlotte’s Bellflower Court Dress, 1814-1816
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Bellflower dress 1814-16, Court dress, Museum of London Exhibit, Princess Charlotte, Regency Fashion on February 22, 2009 | 8 Comments »
When I saw Princess Charlotte’s bellflower court dress (1814-16) at the Museum of London I remember being transfixed and standing in front of the glass case for a half hour. I could not get over the exquisite details and embroidery of this gossamer thin gown, and wondered at the hours it took to create it, [...]
1819 Pelisse Coat: A Modern Reproduction
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Jane Austen's Pelisse Coat, Pelisse Coat, Regency Fashion on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Pelisse Coat
The Life of a Needlewoman in the 19th Century
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Servants, Sewing, Victorian Era, jane austen, tagged 19th Century Seamstress, Needlework and sewing, Needleworman, Seamstress, Sewing, Working class on February 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The life of a 19th century needlewoman was varied, from domestic employment to near slave labor in a factory
Seen Over the Ether: Pemberley Couture
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Making a regency gown, Regency Fashion, Regency Gowns. Regency fashion on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Website that features reproductions of costumes worn in films, including regency dresses
Regency Wedding Dresses and Later Developments in Bridal Fashions
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Maison Worth, Princess Charlotte, Queen Victoria, Regency Wedding on November 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Gentle Readers, My niece is getting married and I will be away for a week to attend her wedding. In celebration, I have created this Georgian to Victorian era wedding dress post that consists of a series of quotes gathered on the topic.
The handsome veil of Mechlin lace,
A sister’s love bestows,
It adds new beauties to [...]
Seen Over the Ether: A History of Fashion and Dress, A Self-Directed Course
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, Regency World, tagged Costumer's Manifesto, Self-directed fashion course, Tara McGinnis on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A free online, 15-week, self-directed class is offered on the Costumer’s Manifesto, a megasite for those who are interested in fashion and costumes. Click here to start the course, which begins with ancient times and takes the student through the mid-twentieth century. The course is designed and authored by Tara McGinnis, Ph.D., creator of the [...]
Regency Riding Costumes, Their Origins and Their Fashion Influences
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged regency dress, Regency Fashion, Regency Gowns, riding costumes, Riding habits on November 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During the first two decades of the nineteenth century, riding habits echoed the high-waisted empire styles that prevailed and the fashion trends that were currently in vogue. The light blue Glengarry riding habit of 1817 (at right) is typical of the fashion of the day. The military-inspired dress was trimmed with lace, braids (image at [...]
Seen Over the Ether: A Fabulous Fashion Site
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Regency Fashion on November 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nineteenth Century Fashions: A Compendium offers a breathtaking series of thumbnails of 19th Century fashions from museum collections and websites around the world. The images are not original. In fact, a score of them have already been discussed on this site, such as the images from the Kyoto Costume Institute. Click on the link, then [...]
John Weston, the Prince Regent’s Very Expensive Tailor
Posted in Fashions, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency London, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Beau Brummell, John Weston, Old Bond Street, Prince Regent, Prince Regent's tailor, Prinny on October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“That fellow Weston,” said Brummell, “is an inimitable fellow — a little defective perhaps in his ‘linings,’ but irreproachable for principle and button-holes. He came to London, Sir, without a shilling; and he counts more realized thousands than our fat friend does ‘frogs’ on his Brandenburg. He is not only rich, but brave; not only [...]
Seen over the Ether: The Lady’s Magazine
Posted in Fashions, Regency Life, Regency World, jane austen, tagged Cathy Decker, regency dress, Regency Fashion, The Lady's Magazine 1790 - 1825 on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Lady’s Magazine: or entertaining companion for the fair sex, appropriated solely to their use and amusement could be purchased for six pence per copy. Started in August, 1770 by London bookseller John Coote and publisher John Wehble, the magazine was a typical late Georgian publication that included coloured engravings, literary contributions, fashion notes, embroidery [...]
Regency Undergarments: A Modern Perspective
Posted in Fashions, Regency World, Regency style, jane austen, tagged Regency Fashion, regency undergarments, marjorie gilbert, Making a regency gown, Mantua Maker on September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
em>Inquiring readers, last week author Marjorie Gilbert kindly described how she created her empire gown. This week she continues the interview, describing how she made stays (corset) to wear underneath her dress.
Vic: You mentioned choosing a neutral color for under the muslin dress, since the fabric was thin and rather see-through. Didn’t the stays feel [...]
Creating a Circa 1798-1805 Empire Gown
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, tagged Janet Arnold, Making an Empire Gown in the Regency Style, marjorie gilbert, The Return on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gentle Readers,
Marjorie Gilbert, author of The Return, made an empire gown from a Janet Arnold pattern and featured it on her website. She graciously answered some of my questions about the process of its creation. Below sits the interview.
Vic: Marjorie, did you purchase a pattern for the gown and is this your first one? Where [...]
Regency Fashion in France: New York Times Article from 1913
Posted in Fashions, Regency Life, Regency style, jane austen, tagged How Today's Styles Ran Their Course 100 years Ago, Les Merveilleuses, New York Times 1913 on September 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How Today’s Styles Ran Their Course 100 Years Ago is a New York Times article (in PDF format) that ran in the paper on July 27, 1913. In it the author provides a comprehensive early 20th-century view of French fashions that were popular a century before. The author contrasts the racy French directoire styles with [...]
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