1806 Red Velvet Redingote, French. Short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves, white fur Fichu, or shoulder shawl, interesting matching hat with white satin trim. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
Redingotes or Pelisses 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 gowns might lift and cause modesty issues. Jane Austen and her contemporaries often walked to places and so would have needed the warmth of a Pelisse or coat in the cold British winters. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809
1816 December Carriage Dress, English. Pale lemon dress with blue silk hem trimming, blue bow tied at the back with long hanging ends, a half sleeve over a plain long sleeve, tight at the wrist and bound with blue trimming and finished with a narrow ruffle of three falls of tulle. A fichu of tulle with matching ruff. When worn as a carriage dress, the head-dress is a bonnet, the crown composed of white satin at the top and the middle and front of Leghorn. Lined with white satin and ornamented with a white satin band and strings. An indispensable India shawl, yellow shoes and carrying a red ridicule, or bag, and later called a reticule. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’.
Definition Fichu: Piece of lace, muslin, or other cloth worn about the neck and cleavage to preserve a lady’s modesty. From French word meaning neckerchief.
Definition Ridicule, Reticule, Indispensable, or Handbag: From the late 1700s, pockets could no longer be sewn into gowns nor could separate pockets be tied around their waists and accessed by slits in the gown and petticoats, as skirts fell from just under the bust and were full and flowing. In Jane Austen’s times, women carried small bags, known at first as ridicules and later as reticules, to keep necessary items on their person e.g. handkerchiefs, coins, vinaigrettes, calling cards, glasses etc.. For more on reticules, try my History Notes book 3 http://books2read.com/suziloveReticules
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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1815-1819
1815 February Carriage Dress, English. High-waisted dress, pink shawl, high hat with a brown plume. Fashion Plate via The Lady’s Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex.1816 December Bridgerton and Jane Austen Style Lemon Carriage Dress With Blue Silk Trimming, English. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #Fashion https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1815-1819 Click To Tweet Fashion Women 1815-1819 History Notes Book 28
What did Jane Austen wear? This book looks at what was fashionable for women in the Georgian Era and at the end of the Regency Era in Britain and the reconstruction in Europe after the wars. Lifestyles were freer and fashions expressed this by becoming the focus of most women’s lives. A wardrobe full of opulent accessories was requisite. Includes mourning and riding fashion, dresses, hats, shoes, reticules or bags, underclothing, and fashion accessories.
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1806 Two Ladies In White Walking Dresses, French. Puffed sleeves, extra long gloves, bonnets tied under chins and decorated with flowers, walking boots, green cashmere shawl. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien. These fashionable ensembles with a variety of fashionable and practical accessories would have been worn by Jane Austen and her family and friends during the day when out walking in the park or visiting village shops. Hats were a necessity to protect fair skin from the sun and scarfs and shawls added color and warmth to an outfit.
1807 Two Ladies In Morning Dress, French. Left: Morning dress with short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves ruffles around collar sleeves and hem white cap carrying blue parasol. Right: Blue Fichu or neck Shawl, blue Bonnet. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
Definition Fichu: Piece of lace, muslin, or other cloth worn about the neck and cleavage to preserve a lady’s modesty. From French word meaning neckerchief.
These are the types of outfits worn by Jane Austen and contemporaries in English magazines, where French fashions were obsessively copied despite the two countries being at war for many years.
1807 Two Ladies In Morning Dress, French. Left: Morning dress with short puffed sleeves over long straight sleeves ruffles around collar sleeves and hem white cap carrying blue parasol. Right: Blue Fichu or neck Shawl, blue Bonnet. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes,
or Costume Parisien.1807 Two Ladies In Morning Dress With Fashion Accessories, French. #Regency #Fashion #France https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809 Click To TweetFashion 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.
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1815 March Brown Promenade Dress, English. High-waisted dress with decorative hem, white sleeves, white fichu, blue scarf, brown hat decorated with flowers. Jane Austen and her contemporaries would have worn this style of outdoor walking outfit and flowered hat. Fashion Plate via The Lady’s Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex.
Definition Redingote: Woman’s long, fitted coat often worn open in front to show off the dress underneath. Sometimes cut away in front. Originally made with several capes and trimmed with large buttons. French word developed from English words, riding coat. reefer. Single- or double-breasted, fitted, tailored, over-all coat usually made from sturdy fabric.
Definition Fichu: A piece of lace, muslin, or other cloth worn about the neck and cleavage to preserve a lady’s modesty. From French word meaning neckerchief.
1790-1810 ca. Fichu Or Shoulder Shawl. Jane Austen and her female family and friends would have worn a Fichu over a light muslin dress for both warmth and modesty. via Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org. Definition Fichu: Piece of lace, muslin,or other cloth worn about the neck and cleavage to preserve a lady’s modesty.From French word meaning neckerchief.
1802 Riding Habit, French. Blue riding habit made of castor, worn with a Fichu of white lace to cover her chest and preserve her modesty and carrying a long riding whip. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien. #RegencyEra #Hats #JaneAusten
1790-1820 ca. Fichus, Or Shoulder Shawls. Short and Long. Embroidered Cream Net Fichus as worn by ladies in the times of Jane Austen. via Whitaker Auction whitakerauction.smugmug.com
Definition Fichu – A piece of lace, muslin, or other cloth worn about the neck and cleavage to preserve a lady’s modesty. From French word meaning neckerchief. Jane Austen and her female family and friends would have worn a Fichu over a light muslin dress for both warmth and modesty.
1795 August Mother and Daughter walking in the country wearing white morning dresses and matching hats. Mother wears short blue gloves, aqua blue ribbons and a shoulder shawl, or fichu. Daughter wears long yellow gloves, a straw hat with pink ribbons and carries a fan. via Nikolaus Heideloff’s Gallery of Fashion.
1807 Women’s Fashions as worn in Jane Austen’s times. Dresses, bags, shoes, hats, accessories. Fashion plates from many early 1800s magazines including The Repository of Arts by Rudolph Ackermann, Journal des Dames et des Modes or Costume Parisien, John Belle’s ‘La Belle Assemblee’, London and The Lady’s Monthly Museum, London, UK. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809
1807 Walking Costume, French. White dress, short sleeves, with rolled blue hem trim, Swansdown fichu or neck shawl, carrying a golden shawl with paisley hems, plumed headdress. Fashion Plate via suzilove.com and Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.1807 Brown Drap Redingote, Or Walking Dress, Or Pelisse, French. Shoulder cape, straight sleeves, white collar, white bonnet with pink ribbon, gloves and shoes. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.1807 High-Waisted White Dress, French. Large deep pink shawl with black and white decoration, white swansdown stole, black velvet hat decorated with swansdown, long white gloves, and slippers. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.1807 Blue Walking Dress, French. Back bow, a train and black trim, a white hat with flowers and holding a looking glass. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.1807 August Walking Dress and Full Evening Dress, English. Walking dress has pink long sleeves, worn under a white tunic, matched with yellow gloves, red hat, and yellow parasol. Lemon evening dress has shirt sleeves, small train, worn with a necklace, gloves, and carrying a fan. Fashion Plate via Lady’s Monthly Museum, London, UK.1807 July Two Ladies In Empire Style Dresses, English. White walking dress, Pomona green bonnet and Redingote, or coat, lined in slate silk, carrying puce reticule, or bag. Right: White satin ball gown topped with primrose yellow robe and a turban with white ostrich feathers. Fashion Plate via Lady’s Monthly Museum, London, UK.1807 Lady In High-Waisted Dress French. White dress with short puffed sleeves and blue trim, swansdown stole, long white gloves, close fitting blue turban or hat and carrying flowers. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.1807 Morning Dress and Full Dress, English. Empire style, or high waisted, flowing white dresses, hats, shawls, long white gloves, and slippers. Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblee, London.1807 Women’s Fashions As Worn In Jane Austen's times From Fashion Plates. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #Fashion https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1805-1809 Click To TweetHN_26_D2D_FsshionWomen1805-1809
