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Writing Regency Era Stories? Lover of the Bridgertons and Jane Austen? Mourning, riding, daytime, evening fashions plus underclothing. #bridgerton #JaneAusten #suzilovebooks #regencyfashion

Suzi Love Posted on September 6, 2026 by Suzi LoveSeptember 5, 2026

Are you a reader or writer of Regency Romance? Love Jane Austen and the Bridgertons? Want to know more about the mourning, riding, underclothing and other Regency Era women’s fashions in Regency romances? What was fashionable for women in Jane Austen’s times? Mourning, riding, daytime, evening clothing, plus underclothing, corsets and accessories. This book looks at what was fashionable for women in Jane Austen’s times, or the early 1800s, or the Regency Era in Britain. Wars were being fought around the globe so women’s fashion adopted a military look in support of soldiers. Fashions, like the lifestyle, became progressively more extravagant and accessories went from colorful to over-the-top. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashion1810-1814

The Lady’s Magazine said of the basis of women’s fashion that was popular for the first twenty years of the 1800s, ‘White is still the prevailing color for robes. For morning dresses, linen gowns, in large diamonds or squares, are fashionable. Indian muslins, plain or embroidered, are preferred to Florence and satins. The designs of embroidery for shawls are of infinite variety. Long gloves, which reach above the elbow, are not yet laid aside. Medallions are hung around the neck from crossed chains and some of these medallions are shaped like the bags, called ridicules. These reticules are of the lozenge or hexagon shape, with a small tassel at each angle. Reticules, or ridicules, are in lozenge or hexagon shapes with a small tassel at each angle. In capotes, or hats, and ribbands, the violet and dark green prevail over jonquil. Bracelets in hair, pear-shaped ear-rings, medallions on square plates, saltiers of colored stones, are still in fashion.’

Writing Regency Era Stories? Lover of the Bridgertons and Jane Austen? Mourning, riding, daytime, evening fashions plus underclothing. #bridgerton #JaneAusten #suzilovebooks #regencyfashion
History Notes book 27
What was fashionable for women
in Jane Austen’s times?
Mourning, riding, daytime, evening clothing,
plus underclothing, corsets and accessories.
Wars were being fought so women adopted
military looks in support of soldiers.
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1700-1800 ca. Women’s Pockets With Waist Ties as worn in Jane Austen’s years. #Georgianera #Regencyera #JaneAusten #Underclothing

Suzi Love Posted on September 5, 2026 by Suzi LoveSeptember 5, 2026

From 1700 until the early 1800s, pockets with waist ties were worn by women to keep essential items on their person. Generally of linen or some other cotton fabric, they were often quilted, or embroidered and gifted or handed down to others. In the 18th century, women’s pockets were not sewn into their gowns. Instead they were attached to a tape and tied around the waist as separate garments. Worn under the hoops and petticoats, they were accessed through openings in the gown and petticoat seams. By the early 1800s, round gowns were both flowing and almost transparent so pockets could no longer be worn under dresses, so ridicules, or bags, or reticules were carried instead. Jane Austen and her female friends and family would have worn pockets under their out layers.

From the Curator Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Quilting was a popular form of decoration for a variety of garments including pockets. However, hand-quilting was a time-consuming method of decoration. The increased demand for quilted petticoats, waistcoats and pockets led to the invention of woven quilting.

1700-1725 ca. Pair of Linen Twill Women’s Pockets With Crewel Embroidery and Waist Ties, British. Embroidered in yellow, green and pink worsted thread with chain and stem stitches, design of flower pot with flowering plant, bound with green worsted tape and sewn to linen tape tie. Designs are similar but not identical, suggesting both hand-drawn and possibly work of an amateur. Pockets may have been handed down to another person who found them too small as each pocket has been extended at top by 4 cms. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
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1700-1725 ca. Pair of Linen Twill Women's Pockets With Crewel Embroidery and Waist Ties, British. Embroidered in yellow, green and pink worsted thread with chain and stem stitches, design of flower pot with flowering plant, bound with green worsted tape and sewn to linen tape tie. Designs are similar but not identical, suggesting both hand-drawn and possibly work of an amateur. Pockets may have been handed down to another person who found them too small as each pocket has been extended at top by 4 cms. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
by 4 cms. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.

1750-1800 ca. Woman’s Pocket With Waist Ties, New England, America. Linen plain weave, cotton plain weave, wool embroidery. Dimensions 39.5 cm x 27.5 cm. Polychrome crewels on cotton and linen, vine with buds, flowers and leaves and initials M.W. in center. In 18th century, women’s pockets were tied around waist with tape as separate garments, worn under hoops and petticoats, accessed through openings in gown and petticoat seams. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org

1750-1800 ca. Woman's Pocket With Waist Ties, New England, America. Linen plain weave, cotton plain weave, wool embroidery. Dimensions 39.5 cm x 27.5 cm. Polychrome crewels on cotton and linen, vine with buds, flowers and leaves and initials M.W. in center. In 18th century, women’s pockets were tied around waist with tape as separate garments, worn under hoops and petticoats, accessed through openings in gown and petticoat seams. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
1750-1800 ca. Woman’s 1750-1800 ca. Woman’s Pocket With Waist Ties, New England, America. Linen plain weave, cotton plain weave, seams. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
1700-1800 ca. Women's Pockets With Waist Ties as worn in Jane Austen's years. #Georgianera #Regencyera #JaneAusten #Underclothingbooks2read.com/suziloveFashWomen1700s Share on X
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1845-1865 ca. Cream Silk Evening Slippers With Ankle Ties, British. #Shoes #VictorianFashion #britishhistory

Suzi Love Posted on September 4, 2026 by Suzi LoveSeptember 5, 2026

1845-1865 ca. Cream Silk Evening Slippers, British. Cream evening shoes with ankle ties and lace trim. Trim is unusual because mid 19th Century ladies’ shoes were often plain as only toes showed beneath fashionable long skirts. Designed By Hobbs, famous London shoemaker, and with a label attached to lining with a regal crest to show maker’s royal patronage. via Metropolitan Museum, NYC, U.S.A. metmuseum.org

1845-1865 ca. Cream Silk Evening Slippers, British. Cream evening shoes with ankle ties and lace trim. Trim is unusual because mid 19th Century ladies’ shoes were often plain as only toes showed beneath fashionable long skirts.
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1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org

1805-1810 ca. Jane Austen Style Cotton Evening Dress With Gold Metallic Embroidery. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #sewing

Suzi Love Posted on August 31, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 22, 2026

1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves
and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A.

1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Front Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Back Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Side Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Train Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Embroidery Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Embroidery. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Embroidery. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Embroidery Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Embroidery. Evening Dress, French. Empire style, or high-waisted, cotton dress, short sleeves and long train. Gold metallic thread embroidery. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1805-1810 ca. Jane Austen Style Cotton Evening Dress With Gold Metallic Embroidery. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #sewing https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809 Share on X
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Jane Austen 1811 Sense and Sensibility: The more I know of the world…” #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #Quote

Suzi Love Posted on August 30, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 19, 2026

“The more I know of the world the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!” Jane Austen ~ Sense and Sensibility (1811)

Quote_JA_"The more I know of the world the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!" Jane Austen ~ Sense and Sensibility  (1811)
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“The more I know of the world the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!” Jane Austen ~ Sense and Sensibility (1811)
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1819 White Dress styled after the Court of France in Bridgerton years. #Bridgerton #Regencyfashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

Suzi Love Posted on August 30, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 29, 2026

1819 White Dress With Short Sleeves, English. Styled after the Court of France. Yellow skirt with long train decorated with flowers. Flowered headdress, long white gloves, necklace.Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.


1819 White Dress With Short Sleeves, English. Styled after the Court of France. Yellow skirt with long train decorated with flowers. Flowered headdress, long white gloves, necklace.Fashion Plate via John Belle's La Belle Assemblée or, Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.
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1804 Jane Austen Style London Hairstyles and Gorgeous Gold Hats. #RegencyEra #Hats #JaneAusten

Suzi Love Posted on August 30, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 22, 2026

1804 London Hairstyles, Gorgeous Gold Hats. via Fashion Plate via Fashions of London and Paris, Published By Richard Phillips, St. Paul’s Church Yard, London, UK.  These styles of hats and hairstyles would have been worn by Jane Austen and her contemporaries as hats were an essential fashion item during the Regency years.

1804 London Hairstyles, Gorgeous Gold Hats. via Fashion Plate via Fashions of London and Paris, Published By Richard Phillips, St. Paul's Church Yard, London, UK.  These styles of hats and hairstyles would have been worn by Jane Austen and her contemporaries as hats were an essential fashion item during the Regency years.
1804 London Hairstyles, Gorgeous Gold Hats. via Fashion Plate via Fashions of London and Paris, Published By Richard Phillips, St. Paul’s Church Yard, London, UK.
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1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Cocoa Silk Figured Dress with Spencer In Jane Austen and Bridgerton Style. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #historicalFashion

Suzi Love Posted on August 29, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 22, 2026

1815-1818 ca. Cocoa Silk Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. The Bridgertons, Jane Austen, and their family and friends would have worn this style of dress and Spencer. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com Spencers were needed to cover the flimsy dresses made of lightweight fabrics of the Regency years, to provide warmth and some protection from windy conditions when the transparency of gowns might cause modesty issues. Jane Austen and her contemporaries often walked to places and so would have needed the warmth of a Spencer over her dress in the cold British winters.

Definition Spencer: Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer’s coat when hunting and tails were torn off.

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com

1815-1818 ca. Figured Dress with Spencer. High-waisted, Empire style, dress with long sleeved Spencer, decorated shoulders, bodice and hem. Definition: Spencer ~ Short jacket said to have originated from an accident to Lord Spencer's coat when hunting and tails were torn off. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
1815-1818 ca. Cocoa Silk Figured Dress with Spencer In Jane Austen and Bridgerton Style. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #historicalFashion https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1815-1819 Share on X
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1875-1899 ca. Side Lacing Maternity Corset, Possibly England Or Germany. via collections.vam.ac.uk

1875-1899 ca. Side Lacing Maternity Corset, Possibly England Or Germany. #VictorianEra #History #Corset

Suzi Love Posted on August 29, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 13, 2026

1875-1899 ca. Side Lacing Maternity Corset, Possibly England Or Germany. Embroidered cotton with metal and boning, possibly used as a maternity corset. This corset is made of cream cotton with red machine-embroidered trim and trimmed with a scallop edged tape. The corset is made in four parts and fastens at the front with a busk and with five white metal loops and studs. At the back are seventeen sets of white metal bound eyelets for threading through a lace. At each side, there are twelves sets of metal bound eyelets to fasten with elasticated laces. There is a vertical opening at the bust which fastens with three bronze gilt press studs, clamped into the fabric, and a diamond pattern impressed on the head which shows on the face of the fabric. On the reverse of the stud is a mark. 

The corsets reach from the bust to the middle of the hip descending to a point at about the middle of the belly in the centre front. They are machine-stitched and seem lightly boned, encased and sewn to the face of the fabric. Bound at the top and bottom with grey tape. The breast gussets and side lacing suggest this is a maternity corset. Corsets designed for pregnancy and nursing were advertised throughout the 19th century. This maternity corset is a typical example. It is constructed like a fashionable corset, with boning and a central busk. It has side laces, to enable the wearer to adjust the corset to her changing figure. The cups can be opened for breastfeeding by releasing the press studs.  via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.

1875-1899 ca. Side Lacing Maternity Corset, Possibly England Or Germany. via collections.vam.ac.uk
1875-1899 ca. Side Lacing Maternity Corset, Possibly England Or Germany. via collections.vam.ac.uk
1875-1899 ca. Side Lacing Maternity Corset, Possibly England Or Germany. via collections.vam.ac.uk
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19th Century Early Type of Linen Chemise, or Shift, Worn By the Bridgerton Ladies and Jane Austen. #Bridgerton #Underclothing #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion

Suzi Love Posted on August 28, 2026 by Suzi LoveAugust 21, 2026

19th Century Early Woman’s Plain Weave Linen Chemise, Or Shift, American. Shift with scoop neck with drawstring, three-quarter length sleeves with drawstrings and lighter-weight linen ruffles. Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Probably worn by Abigail Robbins (1759-1850) and Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. Type worn By the Bridgerton Ladies and Jane Austen.

Chemise Or Shift: Sleeveless, mid-calf length garment of white cotton or muslin was worn next to the skin under stays or corset. Called ‘Shift’ from early Georgian (1700-1750) until Late Georgian (1750-1790) to replace ‘Smock’. By 1800, name replaced by ‘Chemise’.  

19th Century Early Woman's Plain Weave Linen Chemise, Or Shift, American. Shift with scoop neck with drawstring, three-quarter length sleeves with drawstrings and lighter-weight linen ruffles. Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Probably worn by Abigail Robbins (1759-1850) and Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A.
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