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1800 ca. Jane Austen Style Fawn Cotton Bodiced Petticoat With Front Lacing. #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #FashionHistory #underclothing

Suzi Love Posted on June 25, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 14, 2025

1800 ca. Fawn Cotton Bodiced Petticoat With Front Lacing, English. via National Trust Collections, UK. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk

Because dresses were so light and airy as to be almost see-through, petticoats were needed to protect a woman’s modesty. If a glimpse of an ankle was supposed to turn a man’s head, imagine what would happen if he saw an entire lady’s exposed leg.

Did Jane Austen wear this type of petticoat under her dress? Probably. This wide necked, small shoulder straps and Empire, or high-waisted, undergarment would have provided some warmth plus protect the modesty of Regency Era women. This would be worn under the high-waisted, wide necked, small bodiced type of thin, or even almost transparent, dresses of the early 1800s.

1800 ca. Fawn Cotton Bodiced Petticoat With Front Lacing, English. via National Trust Collections, UK. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk
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1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. #Georgian #Underclothing #HistoricalFashion

Suzi Love Posted on June 15, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 14, 2025

1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com
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1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org
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19th Century Early. Jane Austen Or Bridgerton Style Linen Petticoat, American. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

Suzi Love Posted on October 11, 2024 by Suzi LoveOctober 10, 2024

19th Century Early.  Linen Petticoat, American.    via Credit:Gift of Mrs. George Nichols, 1964  via Metropolitan Museum, New York City, USA.

In Jane Austen’s years of the early nineteenth century, women often wore light-weight dresses under which was worn a range of underclothing to stop gowns appearing transparent and sticking to a lady’s body. To preserve modesty, underclothing included a chemise next to the skin, then a corset, and then petticoats to give shape to a dress and to keep it away from her body.

19th Century Early.  Linen Petticoat, American. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #Fashion
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1780 Linen Stays and Panier, or Hoop Petticoat, England. #corset #Georgian #Fashion #underclothing

Suzi Love Posted on September 24, 2024 by Suzi LoveSeptember 22, 2024

1780 Stays and Panier, or Hoop Petticoat, England. via suzilove.com and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA. Stays: Brown linen twill and baleen. Panier: Woman’s hoop petticoat, or pannier, of linen plain weave and cane 1750-1780. via Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA. collections.lacma.org

1780 Stays and Panier, or Hoop Petticoat, England. via suzilove.com and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA. collections.lacma.org
1780 Stays and Panier, or Hoop Petticoat, England. via suzilove.com and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA. collections.lacma.org
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1838 White Cotton Hand Quilted Petticoat. #HistoricalFashion #RomanticEra #Underclothing

Suzi Love Posted on August 30, 2024 by Suzi LoveAugust 24, 2024

1838 White Cotton Hand Quilted Petticoat. Diamond pattern with flower and vine quilted hem band.   via August Auction.

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1820-1835 ca. Bridgerton and Jane Austen Style Woman’s Underwear Combination, English. #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #Bridgerton #Underwear. #HistoricalFashion

Suzi Love Posted on June 19, 2024 by Suzi LoveJune 18, 2024

1820-1835 ca. Woman’s Underwear Combination, English. Petticoat: 1820-1829 ca. Cotton with double row of piping round hem. Frontless with looped shoulder pieces. Corset: 1835: Cotton reinforced with whalebone and cording, hand-sewn. Shift Or Chemise:1830s Worn under corset. Drawers: Sheer clinging fabrics needed drawers underneath for modesty. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
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1820-1835 ca. Woman's Underwear Combination, English. Petticoat: 1820-1829 ca. Cotton with double row of piping round hem. Frontless with looped shoulder pieces. Corset: 1835: Cotton reinforced with whalebone and cording, hand-sewn. Shift Or Chemise:1830s Worn under corset. Drawers: Sheer clinging fabrics needed drawers underneath for modesty. via Suzi Love suzilove.com Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.
1820-1835 ca. Woman’s Underwear Combination, English. Petticoat: 1820-1829 ca. Cotton with double row of piping round hem. Frontless with looped shoulder pieces.
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1810 ca. Muslin Bodiced Petticoat With Sleeves, British. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #underclothing

Suzi Love Posted on June 12, 2024 by Suzi LoveJune 10, 2024

1810 ca. Muslin, or Cotton, Bodiced Petticoat With Sleeves, British.The sort of petticoat Jane Austen wore beneath her dresses, for both modesty and warmth. via Killerton House. National Trust, U.K. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk

In Jane Austen’s years of the early nineteenth century, women often wore light-weight dresses under which was worn a range of underclothing to stop gowns appearing transparent and sticking to a lady’s body. To preserve modesty, underclothing included a chemise next to the skin, then a corset, and then petticoats to give shape to a dress and to keep it away from her body.

1810 ca. Muslin, or Cotton, Bodiced Petticoat With sleeves, British. via Killerton House. National Trust, U.K. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk
1810 ca. Muslin, or Cotton, Bodiced Petticoat With sleeves, British. via Killerton House. National Trust, U.K. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk
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1784-1826 ca. Bridgerton and Jane Austen Style White High-Waisted Underdress With Drawstrings, American. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #GeorgianFashion #RegencyFashion #Underclothing

Suzi Love Posted on November 7, 2023 by Suzi LoveAugust 20, 2023

1784-1826 ca. Woman’s Under Dress. White high-waisted underdress with drawstrings at neck and waist, narrow shoulder straps, back tie closure, embroidered with large scale scrolling floral motifs with meandering vine and bands of dots along the bottom edge. The type of underdress worn by Jane Austen’s female friends and family. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org

under_1784-1826 ca. Woman’s Under Dress. White high-waisted underdress with drawstrings at neck and waist, narrow shoulder straps, back tie closure, embroidered with large scale scrolling floral motifs with meandering vine and bands of dots along the bottom edge. The type of underdress worn by Jane Austen's female friends and family. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
1784-1826 ca. Woman’s Under Dress. White high-waisted underdress with drawstrings at neck and waist, narrow shoulder straps, back tie closure, embroidered with large scale scrolling floral motifs with meandering vine and bands of dots along the bottom edge. The type of underdress worn by Jane Austen’s female friends and family. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
1784-1826 ca. Bridgerton and Jane Austen Style White High-Waisted Underdress With Drawstrings, American. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #GeorgianFashion #RegencyFashion #Underclothing books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1800 Share on X
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1820-1850 ca. Chemise, Corset, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket, American. #Regency #Underclothing #RomanticEra

Suzi Love Posted on May 20, 2023 by Suzi LoveApril 7, 2025

1820-1850 ca. Chemise, Corset, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket. Gift of Mary S. Belden. Corset About 1820-1830 ca. CHS Collection. Pocket About 1820-1840 ca. Chemise About 1839-1850 ca. via Chicago History Museum, U.S.A.

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 shift was replaced by ‘Chemise’.  

Corset:  French term for stays. Structured bust supporting or body shaping foundation garment. Tightened by laces and often with reinforcing e.g. boning, cording and flossing. 

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.

1820-1850 ca. Chemise, Corset, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket. Gift of Mary S. Belden. Corset About 1820-1830 ca. CHS Collection. Pocket About 1820-1840 ca. Chemise About 1839-1850 ca. via Chicago History Museum, U.S.A.
1820-1850 ca. Chemise, Corset, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket. Gift of Mary S. Belden. Corset About 1820-1830 ca. CHS Collection. Pocket About 1820-1840 ca. Chemise About 1839-1850 ca. via Chicago History Museum, U.S.A.
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