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 click on the years that interest you. Enjoy!
Seen Over the Ether: A Fabulous Fashion Site
November 7, 2008 by Vic
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World | Tagged Regency Fashion | 2 Comments
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The Court Dress is insanely beautiful.
I love that site and visit it occasionally when I need inspiration for what my characters might be wearing — but the court dress with the purple train is a new addition. I think I sucked all the air out of the room when your site came up on my screen! :-)