1805 Red Velvet Redingote, French. Shoulder cape with satin piping on the coat, white dress underneath, black hat with flowers to trim and white gloves. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien. This is the type of outdoor walking dress, or pelisse, worn by Jane Austen and contemporaries in England as French fashion plates were obsessively copied despite the two countries being at war for many years. English fashion magazines frequently published plates copied from French fashion magazines.

This is the type of outdoor walking dress, or pelisse, worn by Jane Austen and contemporaries in England as French fashion plates were obsessively copied despite the two countries being at war for many years. English fashion magazines frequently published plates copied from French fashion magazines.

Definition Redingote, Pelisse, Walking Dress: The term, Redingote, was used more in France and other parts of Europe and Pelisse or Walking Dress was used more in England.  While the terms Redingote and Pelisse are often used interchangeably, the Redingote usually features a close fitted top and flares out at the hemline with a more tailored or military look than a Pelisse.