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Fascinated with historical fashion? Treat yourself to a nonfiction Box Set on corsets, including Bridgerton and Jane Austen years. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #Historicalfashion #Corset #nonfiction

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Suzi LoveFebruary 18, 2026

Fascinated with historical fashion? Treat yourself to a nonfiction Box Set on corsets, including Bridgerton and Jane Austen years. Corsets Box Set History Notes Book 22. This Box Set combines corset books 14-21 to give a complete picture of the progression of corset styles from 1700 through to the 1900s, including Jane Austen’s lifetime. These books show how body wraps, stays, and corsets were worn through the centuries to create a variety of fashionable silhouettes through various historical eras. Corsets flattened breasts and accentuated rounded hips or pushed up breasts and showed off the bust line depending on the fashions of the time and the desired silhouette. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook22

HN_22_Corsets Box Set History Notes Book 22 This Box Set combines corset books 14-21 to give a complete picture of the progression of corset styles from 1700 through to the 1900s, including Jane Austen's lifetime. These books show how body wraps, stays, and corsets were worn through the centuries to create a variety of fashionable silhouettes through various historical eras. Corsets flattened breasts and accentuated rounded hips or pushed up breasts and showed off the bust line depending on the fashions of the time and the desired silhouette. Box Set combining Corset books 14-21 to give a complete picture of the progression of corset styles from 1700 through to the 1900s, including Jane Austen's lifetime. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook22

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Reader or writer of Victorian Era books? Tightly Laced Corsets Gave Narrow Waists and Feminine Shape. History Notes Book 20 #Corsets #VictorianEra #FashionHistory

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Suzi LoveFebruary 18, 2026

Corsets 1880-1900 History Notes Book 20. This book shows how a fashionable silhouette became of paramount importance and how a well-fitted corset became a fashion essential. As well as a decorative fashion item, tight lacing gave a narrow waist and the desired feminine form under clothing.
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Love the Bridgerton Series? Fan of Jane Austen? What did men wear in the early 1800s? Suits, hats, shoes, underclothing, military and bedroom fashions. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #BritishHistory

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Suzi LoveFebruary 17, 2026

Love the Bridgerton Series? Fan of Jane Austen? What did men wear in the early 1800s? Suits, hats, shoes, underclothing, military and bedroom fashions. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #BritishHistory.

The Regency Era saw a wide variety of acceptable pants for men. Breeches were worn as part of a man’s daily outfit during the early 1800s and were necessary for formal occasions, such as court appearances, during the entire Regency Era. However, younger gentlemen moved away from breeches for daytime wear around 1807 and adopted a variety of long pants called trousers, pantaloons, buckskins or inexpressables. Knee-length breeches, worn with stockings, continued to be worn by older gentlemen through the entire Regency Era.

Around 1807, upper class gentlemen wore trousers held up by suspenders or pantaloons, which were closely fitted and worn with tall boots. Buckskins, made from deerskin, were comfortable to wear for riding. Inexpressibles were very tight leggings that left little to the imagination of young ladies. Every Regency man’s outfit included a hat, gloves, shoes or boots, and a selection of added accessories from a walking stick, watch on a chain, fobs, coin purse and a handkerchief.

HN_23_Fashion Men 1800-1819 History Notes Book 23 What was fashionable for men in early 1800s, or Jane Austen's time, or Regency Era? Suits, hats, shoes, underclothing, fashion accessories, military and bedroom fashions. French fashions and Georgian and Regency Era fashions from Great Britain were copied around the world. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionMen1800-1819

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Are you a Bridgerton and Jane Austen fan? 1800-1819 Women’s Fashions In Bridgerton Family And Jane Austen’s Times In A Box Set. #Bridgerton #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Suzi LoveFebruary 15, 2026

An overview of women’s fashions in the first twenty years of the 19th century. What was fashionable for women in Jane Austen’s times, or the early 1800s. Wars were being fought around the globe so women’s fashion adopted a military look in support of soldiers. In Britain, the Prince Regent ruled instead of his father, King George III, so fashions, like the lifestyle, became more extravagant and accessories went from pretty to opulent. This set includes books 12, 25, 26, 27 and 28.

What was fashionable for women in Jane Austen’s times, or 1800s, or Regency Era. High-waisted dresses were extravagantly accessorized and hats, shoes, parasols and bags were added. Set includes History Notes Books 12, 25, 26, 27 and 28.

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1815-1825 ca. Bridgeton and Jane Austen style Back Lacing Cotton Corset. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #Corset #HistoricalFashion

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Suzi LoveJanuary 25, 2026

1815-1825 ca. Back lacing, hand embroidered cotton sateen corset. The type of corset worn by Jane Austen and her female friends and family. Entirely hand sewn, cotton cord bones, dark cream embroidered flowers, centre front busk channel, bone eyelets and with the monogram ‘MS’ embroidered twice. via Augusta Auctions. augusta-auction.com

1815-1825 ca. Cream cotton sateen back lacing corset. Entirely hand sewn, cotton cord, boning, dark cream embroidered flowers, centre front busk and busk channel, bone eyelets, embroidered with 'MS' twice. via Augusta Auctions. — 1815-1825 ca. Cream cotton sateen back lacing corset. Entirely hand sewn, cotton cord, boning, dark cream embroidered flowers, centre front busk and busk channel, bone eyelets, embroidered with ‘MS’ twice. via Augusta Auctions.

1815-1825 ca. Bridgeton and Jane Austen style Back Lacing Cotton Corset. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #Corset #HistoricalFashion https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook17 Share on X

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Do you love historical fashion? Treat yourself to a nonfiction Box Set on corsets, including Bridgerton and Jane Austen years. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #Historicalfashion #Corset #nonfiction

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Suzi LoveJanuary 21, 2026

Box Set combining Corset books 14-21 to give a complete picture of the progression of corset styles from 1700 through to the 1900s, including Jane Austen’s lifetime. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook22

This Box Set combines corset books 14-21 to give a complete picture of the progression of corset styles from 1700 through to the 1900s, including Jane Austen’s lifetime and the Bridgerton years. These books show how body wraps, stays, and corsets were worn through the centuries to create a variety of fashionable silhouettes through various historical eras. Corsets flattened breasts and accentuated rounded hips or pushed up breasts and showed off the bust line depending on the fashions of the time and the desired silhouette.

Do you love historical fashion? Treat yourself to a nonfiction Box Set on corsets, including Bridgerton and Jane Austen years. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #Historicalfashion #Corset #nonfiction https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook22 Share on X

1830-1850 Romantic Era Corsets Provided Support and Gave Fashionable Silhouette. #Corsets #RomanticEra #Fashion

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Suzi LoveJanuary 29, 2026

This book shows how corsets changed to both provide support and also fit well under clothing to give a fashionable silhouette. Corsets started being a fashion item, rather than simply underclothing to be hidden. Romantic Era women’s fashionable corsets. Corsets worn from 1830-1850, or the Romantic Era of fashion. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook18 Corsets 1830-1850 History notes Book 18

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1800 ca. Jane Austen Style White Cotton Sleeveless Chemise, or Shift. #JaneAusten #RegencyFashion #Underclothing #HistoricalFashion

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Suzi LoveJanuary 22, 2026

1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. Length just below knee. Gathered back and front onto yoke of lace and gathered fabric inserts. Gathers around neck by tape in casing. ‘Blanche’ embroidered centre front. Waist up to 50 in or more. via National Trust Collections, UK. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk

Definition 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 replaced by ‘Chemise’. Sometimes doubled as a nightshift, or nightrail. From around 1700, women wore a long garment, like a man’s shirt, next to their skin, day and night. ‘Costume In England’ describes this as originally a shirt or smock and adopted by women as an undergarment.

This undergarment fell from their shoulders to calves, and was called a chemise, shift, or vest. During the day, it was worn under stays, or a corset, and at night it could be worn as a nightshirt. Wealthier women could afford specific bedroom attire, but lower and working class women wouldn’t have had this luxury and so wore a chemise as both an undergarment and as sleepwear. The rich and the upper classes wore embroidered and otherwise decorated versions of this simple linen or cotton shift. Other classes of women wore a very simple version with little or no decoration as they had no time for decorative embroidery and no money to buy silk threads.

1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. Length just below knee. Gathered back and front onto yoke of lace and gathered fabric inserts. Gathers around neck by tape in casing. 'Blanche' embroidered centre front. Waist up to 50 in or more. via National Trust Collections, UK. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk

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1800–1805 ca. White Cotton Petticoat With Long Sleeves in Jane Austen Style. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Suzi LoveJanuary 17, 2026

1800-1805 ca. White cotton petticoat of the sort worn by Jane Austen in the early 1800s. Worn under a sleeved, trained dress and over a loose knee length chemise and corset which covered the exposed bust area. The skirt of the petticoat has an apron front open down the side seams. Drawers were not commonly worn at the time. via The John Bright Collection. thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk

Petticoats were made to fit under the low cut bodices of the early 1800s fashions, and to not be seen under a wide and square bodice. This meant thin ribbons were sometimes attached at the shoulders so the petticoat would be virtually without a bodice.

1800-1805 ca. White Cotton Petticoat. Worn under a sleeved, trained dress and over a loose knee length chemise and corset which covered the exposed bust area. The skirt of the petticoat has an apron front open down the side seams. Drawers were not commonly worn at the time. via The John Bright Collection. thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk

1800–1805 ca. White Cotton Petticoat With Long Sleeves in Jane Austen Style. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomen1801-1804 Share on X

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