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1816 October Bridgerton Or Jane Austen Style Half Dress Of Purple Tunic Dress Over White Dress, English. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1816 October Half-Dress. A gown of lilac sarsnet, cut low round the bust, which is trimmed with pink ribbon, disposed so as to form a wreath; the shape of the back is marked by hands of pink, and a large bow, in the French style, ornaments the middle of it at bottom. The back is full; a plain light front forms the shape in a most becoming manner. Long full sleeve, composed of clear muslin, trimmed at the wrist with a single row of lace, and finished by a pink bow. Fichu to correspond, very full trimmed round the throat with lace. The bottom of the skirt is edged with pink, and trimmed with a single flounce of blond lace, set on very full, and surmounted by a wreath of French roses. Cornette composed of tulle, finished by a quilling of blond round the face, and fastened by a pink bow under the chin; a bow to correspond ornaments it on the forehead, and a bunch of flowers is placed very far back on the head. The style of this cornette, though French, is so simply elegant and becoming, that we have not for some time seen any half-dress cap to equal it. Plain gold ornaments. White kid gloves, and white kid slippers with pink rosettes. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’.

Definition Half Dress: Between undress and full dress, respectable outfit without an excess of formal accessories and might be worn either day or evening. Could include Afternoon Dress, such as Afternoon Walking Dress and even Evening Dress if not a very formal evening occasion, such as a theatre attendance or dinner engagement. 

Definition Empire Style:  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.

1816 October Half-Dress. A gown of lilac sarsnet, cut low round the bust, which is trimmed with pink ribbon, disposed so as to form a wreath; the shape of the back is marked by hands of pink, and a large bow, in the French style, ornaments the middle of it at bottom. The back is full; a plain light front forms the shape in a most becoming manner. Long full sleeve, composed of clear muslin, trimmed at the wrist with a single row of lace, and finished by a pink bow. Fichu to correspond, very full trimmed round the throat with lace. The bottom of the skirt is edged with pink, and trimmed with a single flounce of blond lace, set on very full, and surmounted by a wreath of French roses. Cornette composed of tulle, finished by a quilling of blond round the face, and fastened by a pink bow under the chin; a bow to correspond ornaments it on the forehead, and a bunch of flowers is placed very far back on the head. The style of this cornette, though French, is so simply elegant and becoming, that we have not for some time seen any half-dress cap to equal it. Plain gold ornaments. White kid gloves, and white kid slippers with pink rosettes. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann's 'The Repository of Arts'.
1816 October Half-Dress. A gown of lilac sarsnet, cut low round the bust, which is trimmed with pink ribbon, disposed so as to form a wreath.
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19th Century Bridgerton Or Jane Austen Style Embroidered Silk Reticule, Or Bag, Japan. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #Reticule

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19th Century Embroidered Silk Bag, Japan. Metal clasp and chain, embroidered with a beautiful bird and flowers. via Ruby Lane Antiques. rubylane.com

Definition Reticule: Bag or purse, often with a drawstring to pull closed and usually made of cloth or covered cardboard and often decorated with beading or embroidery. A reticule, or purse, or handbag, was usually carried by a woman during the Regency period to carry all their daily necessities. Earlier, women used pockets that tied at the waistline and were hidden in the folds of their skirts. Empire style, or early 1800s, high-waisted dresses made it impossible to either sewn in a pocket or to tie on a pocket. So women began carrying small, decorated bags called Reticules, or ridicules, which generally pulled close at the top with a drawstring.

19th Century Embroidered Silk Bag, Japan.  Metal clasp and chain, embroidered with a beautiful bird and flowers. via  Ruby Lane Antiques. rubylane.com
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1804 Jane Austen style Fashionable Hats, Hairstyles and Dresses. #RegencyFashion #Hats #JaneAusten

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1804 Jane Austen style Fashionable Hats, Hairstyles and Dresses. From: 1804 The Ladies’ Own Memorandum Book. via Google Books. (PD-180) https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1801-1804

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1804 Fashionable Hats, Hairstyles and Dresses. From; 1804 The Ladies’ Own Memorandum Book.
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1816 May Jane Austen and Bridgerton Style Full Evening Dress Of White Lace Dress Over a Satin Slip. #Bridgerton #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #HistoricFashion

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1816  May Full Evening Dress, English. The type of evening dress the Bridgerton family and Jane Austen and her contemporaries would have worn to a formal evening event, such as a ball. A white satin slip, over which is a white lace dress, ornamented with three quillings of white lace on the skirt, intermixed with bows of white satin ribbon. The body and sleeve, both of which are richly ornamented with colored stones, are formed, as our readers will see by the print, in a very novel style. Head-dress, a cap composed of white satin, finished with a band edged with pearls, and a superb plume of white feathers. Necklace, ear-rings, and bracelets,’ colored stones intermixed with pearls. White satin slippers, and white kid gloves. We are indebted to the elegant invention Of Mrs. Gill, of Cork-street, Burlington-Gardens, for our dress this month. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’.

Definition Full Dress:  Most formal of outfits, day or night, with all possible accessories added.

1816  May Full Evening Dress, English. The type of evening dress Jane Austen and her contemporaries would have worn to formal evening event, such as a ball. A white satin slip, over which is a white lace dress, ornamented with three quillings of white lace on the skirt, intermixed with bows of white satin ribbon. The body and sleeve, both of which are richly ornamented with colored stones, are formed, as our readers will see by the print, in a very novel style. Head-dress, a cap composed of white satin, finished with a band edged with pearls, and a superb plume of white feathers. Necklace, ear-rings, and bracelets,' colored stones intermixed with pearls. White satin slippers, and white kid gloves. We are indebted to the elegant invention Of Mrs. Gill, of Cork-street, Burlington-Gardens, for our dress this month. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann's 'The Repository of Arts'.
1816 May Full Evening Dress, English. A white satin slip, over which is a white lace dress, ornamented with three quillings of white lace on the skirt, intermixed with bows of white satin ribbon. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’.
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1805-1808 ca. Man’s Three Piece Court Suit As Worn In Jane Austen’s Years: Coat, Waistcoat, Breeches, French. #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #HistoricalFashion #Breeches

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1805-1808 ca. Man’s three-part court suit of coat, waistcoat, and breeches, French. Wool broadcloth embroidered with silk and metallic threads, spangles, and glass. Plum colored broadcloth embroidered with plum colored and white silk and chenille, silver thread, spangles and brilliants. Supposed to have been worn by the Hon. James Bowdoin, U.S. Minister to Spain, 1805-1808, at a ball given by Napoleon at the Tuileries. Worn with 01.110 and 01.111. Said to have been worn by the Hon. James Bowdoin, U.S. Minister to Spain from 1805-1808; to his grand-nephew, James Bowdoin Winthrop by inheritance; to James Bowdoin Winthrop’s nephew, Robert C. Winthrop, Jr. by inheritance; gift of Robert C. Winthrop, Jr. to MFA, February 1, 1901.

DIMENSIONS Coat: center back (collar to bottom of coat): 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Waistcoat: center front: 55.2 cm (21.75 in.)
Breeches: center front: 67.9 cm (26.75 in.)

CREDIT LINEGift of Robert C. Winthrop. ACCESSION NUMBER01.110-112 via Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A.

1805-1808 ca. Man's three-part court suit (coat, waistcoat, and breeches) Plum colored broadcloth embroidered with plum colored and white silk and chenille, silver thread, spangles and brilliants. Supposed to have been worn by the Hon. James Bowdoin, U.S. Minister to Spain, 1805-1808, at a ball given by Napoleon at the Tuileries. via mfa.org

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Want to know what Jane Austen wore? Elegant and pretty fashions from the early 1800s, or Regency Era. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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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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The Empire waist gown defined women’s fashion during the Regency Era. ‘Empire’ is the name given in France to the period when Napoleon built his French Empire. High-waisted, loose gowns were adopted by the aristocracy as a symbol of turning away from the fussy, elaborate and expensive clothing worn in the 1700s. Jean-Jaques Rousseau advocated copying peasants and returning to a simpler life and more natural fashions. Unrestricting clothing was part of the new Democracy in France and these simpler and flowing fashions were adopted all over Europe, including Britain and despite the continual wars being fought against France during the early 1800s. Not even war stopped fashions from being copied everywhere.

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1812 Tailcoat of Blue Drap, White Nankin Trousers With Ankle Openings As Men Wore In Jane Austen Times. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

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1812 Tailcoat of Blue Drap, French. White Nankin trousers with ankle openings, knotted white cravat, short hair with sideburns, black shoes, holding a black hat and walking stick. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien. By 1812, men no longer wore complicated styles and extravagant fabrics. Men’s fashion simplified and became more conservative. A well cut tailcoat, vest, pantaloons and a cravat, either elaborately tied or simply knotted. Clothes were a status symbol and indicated a man’s social position. These clothing items were the sort worn by Jane Austen’s male family and friends on a daily basis.

Definition Drap: French equivalent for the English word cloth or stuff and generally applied to fabrics of wool or silk.

Definition Nankeen Or Nankin: Durable, buff colored cloth, made of Chinese cotton which is naturally brownish yellow. Originally brought from Nanking.

1812 Tailcoat of Blue Drap, French. White Nankin trousers with ankle openings, knotted white cravat, short hair with sideburns, black shoes, holding a black hat and walking stick. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien.

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1805-1815 ca. Olive brown stiffened bonnet with peaked brim and lined with ivory satin. #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #HistoricalFashion

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

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
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1807 Women’s French Coats, Or Redingotes, as Worn in the Times Of Jane Austen. #Regency #JaneAusten #Fashion

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1807 Women’s French Coats, or Redingotes, or Pelisses, or Walking Dresses, as worn in the early 1800s, or early Regency years, or in the times of Jane Austen. Fashion plates from the 1807 volumes from the French magazine, Journal des Dames et des Modes or Costume Parisien.

The Journal des dames et des modes was a French fashion magazine published between 1797 and 1839 and was the second oldest fashion magazine published in France, replacing the Cabinet des Modes (1785-1793).

The magazine was the main source for French fashions, both in France and internationally. Pierre de la Mesangere was editor and main journalist for most of the time the magazine was in existence and he published a magazine every five days, which is why there is an abundance of French fashion plates from these years. The magazine had eight pages of text, one or two colored fashion plates, plus poetry, theatre reviews, current social news and fiction. During the Napoleonic wars, everything to do with France was unpopular, especially in Britain, yet French fashions thrived and so did the Journal des Dames et des Modes, despite the numerous other fashion magazines that copied the magazine.

1807 Green Redingote or Pelisse or Walking Dress, British. Green velvet decorated with yellow satin military style yellow shoulder trim, green Capote, or hat, trimmed with yellow satin, and matched with yellow shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Green Redingote or Pelisse or Walking Dress, British. Green velvet decorated with yellow satin military style yellow shoulder trim, green Capote, or hat, trimmed with yellow satin, and matched with yellow shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Blue Redingote Or Pelisse Or Coat With Yellow Trim, French. Striped short sleeves over straight blue sleeves, yellow bonnet tied under the chin, white paisley shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

1807 Blue Redingote Or Pelisse Or Coat With Yellow Trim, French. Striped short sleeves over straight blue sleeves, yellow bonnet tied under the chin, white paisley shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

1807 Blue Redingote, French. Blue drap Redingote, or Pelisse, or Walking Dress, decorated with velvet, short pleated sleeves over long straight sleeves, yellow velvet and satin hat with blue contrast, and yellow shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Modes et des Dames, or Costume Parisienne.

1807 Blue Redingote, French. Blue drap Redingote, or Pelisse, or Walking Dress, decorated with velvet, short pleated sleeves over long straight sleeves, yellow velvet and satin hat with blue contrast, and yellow shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Modes et des Dames, or Costume Parisienne.

1807 Blue Redingote, French. Back view of a pleated, blue Merino wool, redingote with a high-waist and gathered short back bodice, worn with a jaunty yellow hat with a matching blue feather. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Blue Redingote, French. Back view of a pleated, blue Merino wool, redingote with a high-waist and gathered short back bodice, worn with a jaunty yellow hat with a matching blue feather. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Peach Redingote, Or Pelisse, Or Walking Dress, French. With white shawl collar and a close fitting hat to match. Fashion Plate via suzilove.com and Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Peach Redingote, Or Pelisse, Or Walking Dress, French. With white shawl collar and a close fitting hat to match. Fashion Plate via suzilove.com and Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Golden Yellow Redingote Or Pelisse, French. High collar and frill around the entire hem, short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
1807 Golden Yellow Redingote Or Pelisse, French. High collar and frill around the entire hem, short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1799-1805 ca. Gold Dress With Small Bodice and Train In Jane Austen style. #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #Europe #HistoricalFashion

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1799-1805 ca. Gold dress with small train and very small bodice.. via musee des tissus et des arts decoratifs de lyon. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1801-1804

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