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1805-1815 ca. Olive brown stiffened bonnet with peaked brim in Bridgerton and Jane Austen style. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion

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1805-1815 ca. Bonnet. Olive brown stiffened, peaked brim, and lined with ivory satin to protect pale skin from sun in Bridgerton and Jane Austen style.

Regency bonnets were made in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and with elaborate decorations. This was a practical way of offsetting the minimalism popular in Regency Era fashions. During the early 1800s, most young ladies, and some older ones, wore white dresses in the relaxed styles of ancient Greece. This neoclassical movement saw women wearing Empire style, or high-waisted, gowns that were either straight sheaths or flowed from under the bust. The stiffened brim shielded the lady’s face from harmful sun rays, because it was considered essential for an upper class lady to have a pale white skin. The crown of this bonnet is lined with stiffened ivory linen and the brim is lined with ivory satin. For more about this gorgeous bonnet, see Vintage Textile :-  vintagetextile.com   

1805-1815 ca. Olive Brown Bonnet. Stiffened and peaked brim lined with ivory satin to protect pale skin from sun. Offsetting minimalism of Regency gowns, bonnets were made in wide variety of shapes and with elaborate decorations. via vintagetextile.com
1805-1815 ca. Olive Brown Bonnet. Stiffened and peaked brim lined with ivory satin to protect pale skin from sun. Offsetting minimalism of Regency gowns, bonnets were made in wide variety of shapes and with elaborate decorations. via vintagetextile.com
1805-1815 ca. Olive Brown Bonnet. Stiffened and peaked brim lined with ivory satin to protect pale skin from sun. Offsetting minimalism of Regency gowns, bonnets were made in wide variety of shapes and with elaborate decorations. via vintagetextile.com
1805-1815 ca. Olive Brown Bonnet. Stiffened and peaked brim lined with ivory satin to protect pale skin from sun. Offsetting minimalism of Regency gowns, bonnets were made in wide variety of shapes and with elaborate decorations. via vintagetextile.com
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1806 Young Gentleman In A Tailcoat, Breeches, and High Cravat As Worn In Jane Austen’s Times. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #Fashion

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1806 Gentleman With A Hand In His Pocket, French. Green cutaway coat, extra high white cravat, white striped breeches, yellow topped black boots, tan gloves, fob on the waistband, and long cane. Typical Gentleman’s outfit as worn by men to daytime activities, such as escorting his female family members to the shops in Bond Street,London,or for walking in the park in Jane Austen’s times. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

1806 Gentleman With A Hand In His Pocket, French. Green cutaway coat, extra high white cravat, white striped breeches, yellow topped black boots, tan gloves, fob on the waistband, and long cane. Fashion Plate via suzilove.com and Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

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1807 Lady Wearing Jane Austen Style At-Home Costume and Smelling the Flowers. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion.

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1807 Lady Wearing At-Home Costume, French. Relaxed attire of white, Empire style, high-waisted at-home dress, hat, and shawl.  Smelling the flowers. Jane Austen and her family and friends would have worn this style of dress. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

Typical outfit worn at home in the morning when at home and to be seen only by family or close friends. A lady might wear this while writing having breakfast, writing letters, or reading. Called by the various names of Undress, to At-Home dress, or Morning dress, it is the most relaxed ensemble a lady will wear all day. 

1807 Lady Wearing At-Home Costume, French. Relaxed attire of white, Empire style, high-waisted at-home dress, hat, and shawl. Smelling the flowers. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809
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1809 Lady In Purple Court Dress Worn In Jane Austen’s Times. #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #CourtDress

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1809 A Lady In Court Dress. From: 1809 A Book Explaining Ranks and Dignities in British Society. via Google Books (PD-180)

Definition Court Dress: Usually, the difference between a court dress and a ball dress was in the quality of fabrics used, how elaborate the design, and the number and quality of the accessories. Plus, in England in the early 1800s court dresses were required by Queen Charlotte to have hoops and in France and other European countries court dresses a long train, usually expensively decorated. During the Regency Era, white cotton dresses were considered suitable for many evening events, but definitely not for an evening event in a palace.

1809 A Lady In Court Dress. From: 1809 A Book Explaining Ranks and Dignities in British Society. via Google Books (PD-180)
1809 A Lady In Court Dress. From: 1809 A Book Explaining Ranks and Dignities in British Society. via Google Books (PD-180)

 Fashion Women 1805-1809 History Notes Book 26 What did Jane Austen and friends wear?  This book looks at early 1800s fashions, which were elegant and pretty with high waists and fabrics that were almost transparent. These Empire style gowns, named after Napoleon’s first Empress, became popular throughout Europe, and were then copied around the world. Colorful outwear was added to make an ensemble more attractive and warmer.

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1809 Jane Austen Style White Walking Dress and Green Shawl, French. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #FashionHistory

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1809 White Walking Dress, French. Green cashmere shawl, green shoes and close-fitting hat. This is a fashionable ensemble as would have been worn by Jane Austen and her family and friends. Walking dress such as this would have been worn when out shopping, walking in a park or the country estate. This sort of outfit needed to be presentable and warm, but not overly accessorized. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

1809 White Walking Dress, French. Green paisley shawl, green shoes and close-fitting hat. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1809 White Walking Dress, French. Green paisley shawl, green shoes and close-fitting hat. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1805 Regency Group of Fashionable Ladies and Gentlemen. #Regency #Fashion #JaneAusten

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1805 Regency Group of Ladies and Gentlemen dressed as Jan Austen and her family and friends would have dressed. Ladies in dresses, bonnets, shawls, gloves, and carrying a reticule, or bag, and a parasol. Gentlemen in tailcoats, overcoats, trousers, vests, cravats, hats, boots and shoes and carrying walking sticks. via Men And Women In Costumes, 1804-1829.
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1805 Regency Group of Ladies and Gentlemen. Ladies in dresses, bonnets, shawls, gloves, and carrying a reticule, or bag, and a parasol. Gentlemen in tailcoats, overcoats, trousers, vests, cravats, hats, boots and shoes and carrying walking sticks. via Men And Women In Costumes, 1804-1829. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division, The New York Public Library, U.S.A.
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1805 Lady wearing Jane Austen Style Half-dress with Sketching Portfolio, French. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1805 Lady With Her Sketching Portfolio In Half Dress, French. White, At-Home, High-waisted, relaxed & flowing dress with white cap and pink flowers to match, long gloves, slippers. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien. Definition Caps: Worn as morning caps, night caps, or under other hats. Jane Austen and her family and female friends would have worn caps like these, sometimes during the morning at home, to bed to keep their long hair from becoming knotted, or under a bonnet to hold a hairstyle in place. Caps sometimes had hanging ties, or tails, and were also called ‘follow me lads’, or ‘flirtation ribbons’. Or flaps covering theirs called Lappets. Magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien, French. French fashion magazine published between 1797 and 1839 and second oldest fashion magazine published in France. Pierre de la Mesangere was editor and published every five days, which is why there is an abundance of French fashion plates from these years in France and internationally.

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1805 Lady With Her Sketching Portfolio In Half Dress, French. White, At-Home, High-waisted, relaxed & flowing dress with white cap and pink flowers to match, long gloves, slippers. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1806 Young Gentleman Wearing Jane Austen Era Clothing. Blue tailcoat under short brown Castorine coat, cream cashmere breeches. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1806 Young French Gentleman. Blue tailcoat under a short brown Castorine coat, cream cashmere breeches, white stockings, yellow gloves, black top hat and a cane. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

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1806 Young French Gentleman. Blue tailcoat under short brown Castorine coat, cream cashmere breeches. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionMen1800-1819
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What did Jane Austen and friends wear? Early 1800s fashions were elegant and pretty. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion #nonfiction

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What did Jane Austen and friends wear? Early 1800s fashions were elegant and pretty with high waists and fabrics that were almost transparent. These Empire style gowns, named after Napoleon’s first Empress, became popular throughout Europe, and were then copied around the world. Colorful outwear was added to make an ensemble more attractive and warmer. History Notes Book 26 Fashion Women 1805-1809.
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What did Jane Austen and friends wear? Early 1800s fashions were elegant and pretty with high waists and fabrics that were almost transparent. These Empire style gowns, named after Napoleon's first Empress, became popular throughout Europe, and were then copied around the world. Colorful outwear was added to make an ensemble more attractive and warmer. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809
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1800s Men’s Top Hat Styles Chart. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #Hats

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Top Hat Styles Chart. Most popular style was cone shaped and tall in height. Originally made of beaver and very short but later from silk and taller. Tall crown, widens at top, narrow brim turns up slightly at sides.

hats_Top Hat Styles Chart. Most popular style was cone shaped and tall in height. Originally made of beaver and very short but later from silk and taller. Tall crown, widens at top, narrow brim turns up slightly at sides.
Top Hat Styles Chart. Most popular style was cone shaped and tall in height. Originally made of beaver and very short but later from silk and taller. Tall crown, widens at top, narrow brim turns up slightly at sides.
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