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1818 Bridgerton Style White Walking Dress Under Royal Blue Redingote, Or Coat, With Fur Trim. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #French

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1818 Walking Dress and Redingote, French. White walking dress under a royal blue redingote, or pelisse, or coat, with a wide fur trim and high shawl collar and with a large bonnet with black plume. The type of outfit young Regency Era ladies would have worn if they were out shopping on Bond Street, walking in a park, or taking a carriage ride through Hyde Park. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien. .

Definition Redingote Or Pelisse Or Walking Dress Or Coat: French word developed from English words, riding coat. Long fitted outdoor coat worn over other garments for warmth. Often left open at the front to show off the dress underneath. Sometimes cut away in front. Originally made with several capes and trimmed with large buttons. French fashion plates call these coats Redingotes and they are designed for women, men and children. English fashion plates call them a Pelisse, a walking dress, Promenade dress, or Carriage dress.

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1790-1810 ca. Jane Austen Style Woman’s Black Wool Shoes, American. #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #Shoes

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1790-1810 ca. Woman’s Black Wool Shoes. Pointed toe and low wedge heel covered in same fabric, black tape binding, leather straight or symmetrical sole, linen insole and lining. Wool satin with wool twill tape binding, plain weave linen lining, and leather sole.  Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Place of Manufacture: possibly Massachusetts, United States Provenance: Worn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899. Credit Line  Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U. S.A.

In Jane Austen’s years, she and her contemporaries spent a lot of time outdoors. Fragile slippers were worn for balls and evening events but for walking sturdier shoes were needed, In the early 1800s, these were typically made of leather and were flat or had a very small heel.

shoes_1790-1810 ca. Woman's Black Wool Shoes, American. Pointed toe, low wedge heel covered in same fabric, black tape binding, leather straight or symmetrical sole, linen insole and lining. Worn by a member of the Robbins family and inherited by Ellen A. Stone. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
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1808 Comparison Fashion Plate: Two Ladies In High-Waisted Dresses, One With Looking Glass. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion #france

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1808 Two Ladies, French. Apricot Evening Dress Or Moire Brochee, French. Patterned dress with very low cut bodice, short sleeves, long white gloves, and holding a Lorgnette, or looking glass, and a handkerchief. Grey Redingote with high waist and holding a red shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

The French magazine, Journal des Dames et des Modes, frequently made fashion plates with a single woman, two women or a woman with a man where they wear the same outfit. The two variations show innovative ideas for decorating plain white muslin dresses with a range of colorful accessories, and the early 1800s were definitely the years when accessories were the fashion highlight. Add a pair of colorful long gloves, a draped shawl or scarf, a reticule, handkerchief, fan or looking glass and the typical white dress is given individuality and personality.

1808 Apricot Evening Dress Or Moire Brochee, French. Patterned dress with very low cut bodice, short sleeves, long white gloves, and holding a Lorgnette, or looking glass, and a handkerchief. Grey Redingote with high waist and holding a red shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

Here is the companion to the above fashion plate with the single lady in her apricot dress. The lady in a grey Redingote is added.  

1808 Two Ladies, French. Apricot Evening Dress Or Moire Brochee, French. Patterned dress with very low cut bodice, short sleeves, long white gloves, and holding a Lorgnette, or looking glass, and a handkerchief. Grey Redingote with high waist and holding a red shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1808 Two Ladies, French. Apricot Evening Dress Or Moire Brochee, French. Patterned dress with very low cut bodice, short sleeves, long white gloves, and holding a Lorgnette, or looking glass, and a handkerchief. Grey Redingote with high waist and holding a red shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1808 Two Ladies, French. Apricot Evening Dress Or Moire Brochee, French. Patterned dress with very low cut bodice, short sleeves, long white gloves, and holding a Lorgnette, or looking glass, and a handkerchief. Grey Redingote with high waist and holding a red shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1818 Blue Spencer Of Levantine Over White Dress In Jane Austen and Bridgerton Style. #JaneAusten #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion

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1818 Blue Spencer Of Levantine, French. White cotton print dress with ruffled hem, high plumed bonnet and a neck scarf.

Definition Levantine: Stout silk cloth in twill weave. First made in the Levant, a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia.

Definition Spencer: Short jacket, cropped at the waist, worn over a dress, or gown. These close-fitting, tight sleeved, waist length jackets were modeled on a gentleman’s riding coat, but without tails. Delicate and regency dresses provided so little protection from the cold, so over garments were essential for warmth, modesty and good health.

1818 Blue Spencer Of Levantine, French. White dress with ruffled hem, high plumed bonnet and a neck scarf. Definition Levantine: Stout silk cloth in twill weave. First made in the Levant, a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia.
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1818 Regency Lady’s Blue Levantine Redingote, Or Coat, With Bonnet of Blue Gros de Naples, French. #Regency #Fashion #FashionPlate #France

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1818 Blue Levantine Redingote, French. High-waisted walking coat, high white neck frill, bonnet of blue Gros de Naples with pink flowers, short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves, white gloves and blue shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien. The type of outfit young Regency Era ladies would have worn if they were out shopping on Bond Street, walking in a park, or taking a carriage ride through Hyde Park.

Definition Redingote Or Pelisse Or Walking Dress Or Coat: French word developed from English words, riding coat. Long fitted outdoor coat worn over other garments for warmth. Often left open at the front to show off the dress underneath. Sometimes cut away in front. Originally made with several capes and trimmed with large buttons. French fashion plates call these coats Redingotes and they are designed for women, men and children. English fashion plates call them a Pelisse, a walking dress, Promenade dress, or Carriage dress.

1818 Blue Levantine Redingote, French. High-waisted walking coat, high white neck frill, bonnet of blue Gros de Naples with pink flowers, short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves, white gloves and blue shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1799-1810 ca. Jane Austen Style White Cotton Muslin Dress With Sprigged Broderie Anglaise. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #GeorgianFashion

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1799-1810 ca. Cotton Muslin Gown, Probably American. White cotton embroidered muslin, probably Bengal, all over sprigged broderie anglaise decoration,short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust the double-puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and waist, ruched band above the slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border and with cotton bodice lining. via whitakerauction.smugmug.com

These lightweight white cotton dresses were fashionable in Jane Austen’s times, but they were certainly not warm when a lady was out walking or when riding in a carriage. Numerous outer layers could be added for warmth and to brighten and personalize an outfit. These might be an overdress, pelisse or redingote, hat, shawl, gloves, or large fur muff.

The Empire dress which evolved in the late 1790s began as a chemise shift gathered under the breasts and at the neck. Named after the First Empire in France, by 1800 Empire dresses had a very low décolleté, or neckline and a short narrow backed bodice attached to a separate skirt. Skirts started directly under the bust and flowed into the classical relaxed wide styles of Greece and Rome. This style of dress is associated with Jane Austen and her contemporaries as a simple cotton high-waisted dress was worn most days and accessorized according to the importance of the occasion.

1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Embroidered Neoclassical Gown. White cotton and embroidered muslin, probably Bengali, all-over sprigged Broderie Anglaise, short sleeve with three pairs of inside ties to adjust double puff, ruffled edge, back tie at neckline and high waist, ruched band above slightly trained hem with scalloped sawtooth border, cotton bodice lining. whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1799-1810 ca. Jane Austen Style White Cotton Muslin Dress With Sprigged Broderie Anglaise. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #GeorgianFashionbooks2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1800 Share on X
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1800-1820 ca. Bridgeton Or Jane Austen Era Man’s Everyday Oatmeal Colored Wool Suit With Breeches. #Bridgerton #RegencyEra #MensFashion #JaneAusten

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1800-1820 ca. Man’s Everyday Oatmeal Colored Wool Suit With Breeches. Can you picture Jane Austen’s male relatives and friends wearing this? Oatmeal colored double breasted cutaway style coat with velvet collar, steel buttons, rear flap pockets, back vent flanked by stitched down pleats having top and bottom button detail, glazed linen lining. Fall front tan breeches having three button front, small side buttons, back lacing waistband with pocket, four buttons above buttoned cuff, front lined in green linen. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

  • 1800-1820_9_MansOatmealGentlemansSuit9_Sml1800-1820 ca. Man’s Everyday Oatmeal Colored Wool Suit With Breeches. #Regency #Fashion
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1808 January Two Women and Gentleman In Half Dress Walking Ensembles In Jane Austen Style. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1808 January Trio In Half Dress Walking Ensembles, English. Lady on left wearing a pink dress and green coat and carrying a reticule. Lady on right in a white trained dress, long draping shawl and fitted hat. Gentleman in a blue tailcoat, white vest, extra high white cravat, knee breeches, shoes, and black top hat. Fashion Plate via Le Beau Monde. The sort of outfits ladies and gentlemen in Jane Austen’s times would have worn while out walking, shopping, or going to visit friends.

1808 January Trio In Half Dress Walking Ensembles, English. Lady on left wearing a pink dress and green coat and carrying a reticule. Lady on right in a white trained dress, long draping shawl and fitted hat. Gentleman in a blue tailcoat, white vest, extra high white cravat, knee breeches, shoes, and black top hat. Fashion Plate via Le Beau Monde.
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1802 February 15th ‘Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses’ By James Gillray. #Regency #JaneAusten #Cartoon

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1802 February, 15th. ‘Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses.’ during the Regency Era, or Jane Austen’s times. By James Gillray. Fat lady sitting with man and woman at tea table reacts in horror when hot poker from fire falls on her dress. Man sits helplessly while second woman upsets the table. Butler drops plate of muffins and cat scampers away from fire. Painting of Mt. Vesuvius hangs over fireplace. Via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org (PD-ART)

1802 February, 15th. 'Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses.' By James Gillray. Fat lady sitting with man and woman at tea table reacts in horror when hot poker from fire falls on her dress. Man sits helplessly while second woman upsets the table. Butler drops plate of muffins and cat scampers away from fire. Painting of Mt. Vesuvius hangs over fireplace. Via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org (PD-ART) https://books2read.com/suziloveYLD
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1812 Gentleman’s Outfit Of Brown Overcoat and Cream Drap Trousers With Buttons At Ankles, French. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1812 Gentleman’s Outfit, French. Brown overcoat, or Redingote, with front pockets, cream Drap trousers buttoned at the ankle, knotted kerchief, top hat and holding a cane. Fashion Plate via suzilove.com and Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien. By 1812, men no longer wore complicated styles and extravagant fabrics. Men’s fashions had simplified and these practical and relaxed clothing items were the sort worn by Jane Austen’s male family and friends when out and about in town or on their daily excursions.

Definition Redingote Or Coat: French word developed from English words, riding coat. Long fitted outdoor coat worn over other garments for warmth. Originally made with several capes and trimmed with large buttons. French fashion plates call these coats Redingotes and they were worn by men, women, and children. English fashion plates call the coats a Pelisse, a Walking Dress, Promenade dress, or Carriage dress. Definition Drap: French equivalent for the English word cloth or stuff and generally applied to fabrics of wool or silk. 

1812 Gentleman's Outfit, French. Fashion Plate via suzilove.com and Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien
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