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What did Jane Austen wear? Her family and friends wore elegant and pretty fashions in the early 1800s. #RegencyFashion #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.

HN_26_ 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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809
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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809
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1770-1790 Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. #Georgian #Corset #BritishHistory

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1770-1790 ca. Stays, or Corset, English. Pink silk damask, lined with linen, reinforced with whalebone, fingers spread over hips. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook15

corset_1770-1790 ca. Front View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1770-1790 ca. Front View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
corset_1770-1790 ca. Side View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1770-1790 ca. Side View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
corset_1770-1790 ca. Back View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1770-1790 ca. Back View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
corset_1770-1790 ca. Open View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1770-1790 ca. Open View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
corset_1770-1790 ca. Side and Back Views. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1770-1790 ca. Side and Back Views. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
corset_1770-1790 ca. Collage View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1770-1790 ca. Collage View. Pink Silk Damask Stays, Or Corset, English. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
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1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Both Front and Back Lacings #Georgian #History #Corset

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1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Both Front and Back Lacings. 

These silk stays have a small repeat floral brocade in rose, white, and green. There are cream, leather-backed waist tabs, stitched eyelets, and pink and tan linings.  These stays, or corset, are unusual because they have both front and back lacings.  This means that a lady could step in and out of her stays and then tighten the front lacing herself, thereby eliminating the need for assistance from a  maid or dresser. 

Women of the middle and lower classes needed to be able to dress themselves as they have no one to assist in tightening their lacings when they dressed. Most upper class ladies would be able to call upon a maid to help and would therefore generally use back lacing stays.

corset_1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Front Lacing View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Front Lacing View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
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1750-1760 ca. Brown Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Back Lacing View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
corset_1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Side View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Side View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Eyelet View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Eyelet View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
corset_1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Fabric View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
1750-1760 ca. Brown Silk Brocade Stays With Front and Back Lacings. Fabric View. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com
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What did an older lady do and wear in Bridgerton and Jane Austen’s Times? #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #RegencyEra

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What did an older lady do and wear in the Regency Era? Information & pictures for readers and writers of early 1800s history, nonfiction and fiction. books2read.com/suziloveOLD The older lady’s day usually started with her toilette in her bedroom, where her maid helped her dress for the day and styled her hair. After that, she would join her family downstairs for breakfast unless she preferred a tray with either tea or hot chocolate in her bedroom as she prepared for her busy day. Her day would be made up of speaking with the housekeeper and the cook about the week’s menus, assuring that the servants were all available that day and no one was ill, and checking the list of foods needed.

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She would also enquire if the laundry was up to date and that they had enough good linen to make up all the beds before extended family members and guests arrived. If she was in the country and hosting a weekend house party, she would assign rooms to the guests on her lists and query that all was in readiness for their arrival.

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