1805 Pink Redingote With Train, French. White dress with high neck frill, green shawl, velvet hat with leaf shapes to decorate the front, necklace, silk scarf as a belt and white gloves.Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

Jane Austen and her contemporaries would have wore long coats like this one 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 so coats of some sort were added, plus colorful accessories like this shawl and the hat to add color and another layer of warmth.

Definition Redingote Or Coat Or Pelisse: Long fitted outdoor coat worn over other garments for warmth. French word developed from English words, riding coat. 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.