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1818 January Lady Reading Book In Fancy Mourning Dishabille Of Blue Dress. #RegencyEra #HistoricalFashion #Mourning

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1818 January  Fancy Mourning Dishabille. A lady reading a pink book while wearing Dishabille, or morning dress, though as this labeled ‘Fancy’, it was most likely more formal than any normal At-Home morning dress. Dress of crepe with a lavishly decorated hem, worn over a white cambric Spencer, ornamented with fine muslin, embroidered at the edge with black, finished at neck with a triple ruff of muslin, tied in front with black love. Black sarsnet French apron, edged round with a newly invented trimming of black love. Cornette, or hat, of fine muslin, crowned with a garland of black flowers. Black chamois slippers. Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.  The magazine’s General Observations on Fashion and Dress tries to explain why the outfit is labeled ‘Fancy’, ‘However little versatility can possibly be attached to the sable garment of sorrow, yet the Print we have presented to our readers representing the home costume of a lady of high fashion, will prove to them how busy Fancy is in her endeavors to throw a changeful hue over the tinct of solid black.’

I can picture Jane Austen and her female friends and family wearing this sort of dress if they were in half-mourning yet wanted to look fashionable. .

1817 December Lady Reading A Pink Book. Blue dress with a lavishly decorated hem, worn under a black tunic, white sleeves and a high lace morning cap. Fashion Plate via John Belle's La Belle Assemblée or, Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.
1817 December Lady Reading A Pink Book. Blue dress with a lavishly decorated hem, worn under a black tunic, white sleeves and a high lace morning cap. Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.

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1818 May Morning and Evening Fashionable Dresses, English. #RegencyFashion #FashionPlate

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1818 May Morning and Evening Fashionable Dresses, English. Pale blue dress, heavily decorated with lace, matching hat and with hand held glasses. Lavender dress with low cut bodice, tiny sleeves, lace decoration on the hem, white paisley shawl, long white gloves and large bonnet. Fashion Plate via Lady’s Magazine.

Definition: Morning Walking Dress: Worn out shopping, walking in a city park or the country estate. Presentable and warm, more fashionable than relaxed Morning Dress but not heavily accessorized apart from a shawl that was usually added for warmth.

Definition Evening Dress: There were minute distinctions between ball, dinner, evening and opera gowns, which meant different quality of fabrics and designs. A Ball Gown differed from an evening dress as expensive silk fabrics were usually worn, light or heavy, decorated with lace, embroidery or beading, with low-cut bodice, short or no sleeves, and full skirts. In the early 1800s, white cotton dresses were considered suitable for many evening events, but not for balls. And definitely not for an evening event in a palace. White dresses with white embroidery for evening were considered fashionable and exclusive as only the wealthy could afford them.

1818 May Morning and Evening Fashionable Dresses, English. Pale blue dress, heavily decorated with lace, matching hat and holding glasses. Lavender dress with low cut bodice, tiny sleeves, lace decoration on the hem, white paisley shawl, long white gloves and large bonnet. Fashion Plate via Lady’s Magazine.
1818 May Morning and Evening Fashionable Dresses, English. Pale blue dress, heavily decorated with lace, matching hat and holding glasses. Lavender dress with low cut bodice, tiny sleeves, lace decoration on the hem, white paisley shawl, long white gloves and large bonnet. Fashion Plate via Lady’s Magazine.
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1816 December Red Promenade Dress Or Pelisse With Black Reticule, English. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten

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1816 December. Promenade Dress, or Pelisse, English, also called a Redingote in France. High cambric muslin dress trimmed at the bottom with a single flounce of work, shaped without any fulness to fit the body, plain long sleeve finished by a triple fall of narrow lace. Over this is the Angouleme pelisse of crimson velvet, lined with white Sarsnet, and trimmed with a single Welt of crimson satin, a shade lighter than the pelisse. Shaped the to the body and without much fullness, confined at the short waist with narrow velvet band, edged to match. Small stand-up collar, supports a rich lace ruff, which is worn open in front of the throat. Sleeve has little fullness and is confined at the wrist by three narrow bands of puckered satin. Bonnet of white satin a la Royale with a large bunch of flowers and tied under the chin with satin ribbon and finished in front with a full quilling of tulle. Black silk ridicule, exquisitely worked in imitation of the ends of an India shawl and trimmed with black silk fringe. White kid gloves and black walking shoes. Fashion plate, hand-colored engraving on paper. Published in Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’, London.

Promenade Dress, Pelisse, Redingote, Or Walking Dress. Jane Austen and her contemporaries wore long coats like these to keep warm when out and about, visiting, shopping etc. The thin muslin dresses worn in the early 1800s were little protection against European winters.

1816 December. Promenade Dress, or Pelisse, English, also called a Redingote in France. High cambric muslin dress trimmed at the bottom with a single flounce of work, shaped without any fulness to fit the body, plain long sleeve finished by a triple fall of narrow lace. Over this is the Angouleme pelisse of crimson velvet, lined with white Sarsnet, and trimmed with a single Welt of crimson satin, a shade lighter than the pelisse. Shaped the to the body and without much fulness, confined at the short waist with narrow velvet band, edged to match. Small stand-up collar, supports a rich lace ruff, which is worn open in front of the throat. Sleeve has little fulness and is confined at the wrist by three narrow bands of puckered satin. Bonnet of white satin a la Royale with a large bunch of flowers and tied under the chin with satin ribbon and finished in front with a full quilling of tulle. Black silk ridicule, exquisitely worked in imitation of the ends of an India shawl and trimmed with black silk fringe. White kid gloves and black walking shoes. Fashion plate, hand-colored engraving on paper. Published in Rudolph Ackermann's 'The Repository of Arts', London.
1816 December. Promenade Dress, or Pelisse, English, called Redingote in France. High cambric muslin dress trimmed at the bottom, plain long sleeve finished by a triple fall of narrow lace. Over this is the Angouleme pelisse of crimson velvet, lined with white Sarsnet, and trimmed with a single Welt of crimson satin, a shade lighter than the pelisse. Bonnet of white satin a la Royale with a large bunch of flowers and tied under the chin with satin ribbon. White kid gloves and black walking shoes. Fashion Plate in Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’, London.
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1808 Fashionable English Couple Dressed As In Jane Austen’s times. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1808 Fashionable English Couple, Dressed As In Jane Austen’s times. Lady in a white dress with pointed hem decorations, fitted white hat tied under her chin with yellow ribbon, yellow shawl and pink slippers. Gentleman in formal dress of blue tailcoat, black knee breeches, white stockings, black shoes, black bicorn hat, curly hair style and sideburns and a sword. Interestingly, this is English style fashions from a French magazine. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

1808 Fashionable English Couple. Lady in a white dress with pointed hem decorations, fitted white hat tied under her chin with yellow ribbon, yellow shawl and pink slippers. Gentleman in formal dress of blue tailcoat, black knee breeches, white stockings, black shoes, black bicorn hat, curly hair style and side burns and a sword. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1808 Fashionable English Couple. Lady in a white dress with pointed hem decorations, fitted white hat tied under her chin with yellow ribbon, yellow shawl and pink slippers. Gentleman in formal dress of blue tailcoat, black knee breeches, white stockings, black shoes, black bicorn hat, curly hair style and side burns and a sword. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1818 Gentleman’s Long Green Redingote Or Coat as Worn By the Bridgerton Men. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #France

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1818 Long Green Redingote Or Coat With Velvet Collar, French. White shirt with high collar, cravat, white trousers, black boots and a cane. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

1818 Long green redingote or coat with velvet collar, French. White shirt with high collar, cravat, white trousers, black boots and a cane. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1818 Long green redingote or coat with velvet collar, French. White shirt with high collar, cravat, white trousers, black boots and a cane. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1798 White dress, shawl and hat with gold and black decoration, French. #GeorgianEra #Fashion #France

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1798 White Dress, French. Gold and black back insert to match gold stripes on the hem, white shawl with gold stripes, gold hat with black decoration. Via Journal des Dames et des Modes or Costume Parisien.

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1798 White Dress, French. Gold and black back insert to match gold stripes on the hem, white shawl with gold stripes, gold hat with black decoration. Via Journal des Dames et des Modes or Costume Parisien.
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1830s Flat Black Silk and Leather Shoes, Or Slippers, American. #RomanticEra #Shoes #HistoricalFashion

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1830s Silk and Leather Shoes, Or Slippers, American. Flat black shoes with ankle ties and square toes. via Metropolitan Museum, NYC, U.S.A. metmuseum.org

1830s Front View. Silk and Leather Shoes, Or Slippers, American. Flat black shoes with ankle ties and square toes. via Suzi Love suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, NYC, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1830s Back View. Silk and Leather Shoes, Or Slippers, American. Flat black shoes with ankle ties and square toes. via Suzi Love suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, NYC, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1830s Collage View. Silk and Leather Shoes, Or Slippers, American. Flat black shoes with ankle ties and square toes. via Suzi Love suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, NYC, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
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1800’s Flat men’s shoes, probably part of servant’s uniform. #RegencyEra #Fashion #Europe

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1800’s Flat men’s shoes, presumably part of the livrée-like Römer servant’s uniform of the type worn until 1866. via historisches-museum.frankfurt.de

1800’s Flat men’s shoes, presumably part of the livrée-like Römer servant’s uniform.
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1600 Pair of Backless Chopines, or Shoes, made of Pine-wood and Leather, British. #Shoes #FashionHistory #BritishHistory

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1600 Pair of Backless Chopines. Pine-wood covered with punched kid leather. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.

Definition Chopine: Women’s platform shoes worn in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. Used as a patten, clog, or evershoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil. Worn in Venice by courtesans and patrician women from 1400-1700.

These chopines are made of pine-wood. The wood is covered in kid leather with punched decoration and figured silk underlay. This pair are fairly modest. More extreme versions were over 50 cms high. Chopines were based on the shoes worn at Turkish baths. They were first worn by Venetian prostitutes and fashionable Venetian aristocrats then adopted them. The chopine was originally a form of overshoe, which is why it has no back. Later versions could be worn as either overshoes or on their own.

1600 Pair of Backless Chopines. Pine-wood covered with punched kid leather. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
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1817 Bridgerton and Jane Austen Style High-Waisted Pink Morning Walking Dress, French. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #Bridgerton

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1817 Pink Morning Walking Dress, French. High-waisted,high frilled neckline, long straight sleeves, triple layer of frills above the hem, bonnet with plumes, or feathers to decorate, and tied under the chin with pink ribbon, pink shoes and gloves. Most likely has white muslin dress with the white neck frill underneath the dress. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

Definition Morning Walking Dress: Worn out shopping, walking in a city park or the country estate. Presentable and warm, more fashionable than Morning Dress  but not overly accessorized.

1817 Pink Morning Dress, French. High-waisted,high frilled neckline, long straight sleeves, triple layer of frills above the hem, bonnet tied under the chin with pink ribbon, pink shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

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