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Box Set Overview Of Women’s Fashions 1800-1819, Or Jane Austen’s Times. #Regency #JaneAusten #Fashion

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An overview of women’s fashions in the first twenty years of the 19th century. These books look at 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.

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Reader Or Writer of Regency Era? Love Jane Austen fashions? 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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomenBoxSet
Reader Or Writer of Regency Era? Love Jane Austen fashions? 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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashionWomenBoxSet

Overview Of Women’s Fashions First Twenty Years Of 19th Century. Fashion Women 1800-1819 Box Set. #Regency #JaneAusten #Fashion

Corsets In Early 1900s, Or Edwardian Era When Fashionable Silhouette Was Essential. #Corsets #Edwardian #History

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Corsets during early 1900s, or Edwardian Era. This book looks at corsets during the early 1900s when a fashionable silhouette became of paramount importance and a well-fitted corset a fashion essential. During the Edwardian Era, corsets were both decorative fashion items and essential body support.
Looking at corsets in the early 1900s, or Edwardian Era, when corsets were both decorative fashion items and essential body support. books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook21

Corsets during early 1900s when a fashionable silhouette became of paramount importance and a well-fitted corset a fashion essential. books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook21
Corsets during early 1900s when a fashionable silhouette became of paramount importance and a well-fitted corset a fashion essential. books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook21

Corsets In Early 1900s, Or Edwardian Era When Fashionable Silhouette Was Essential. #Corsets #Edwardian #History books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook21

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In Late Victorian Times, Tightly Laced Corsets Gave Narrow Waists and Feminine Shape. #Corsets #Victorian #Fashion

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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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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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook20
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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook20

In Late Victorian Times, Tightly Laced Corsets Gave Narrow Waists and Feminine Shape. #Corsets #Victorian #Fashion. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook20

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Corsets. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages By Ernest Leoty. #Georgian #Regency #Victorian

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Corsets. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages By Ernest Leoty. A variety of corset drawings and art from 1893 The Corset showing different varieties of corsets and how they were tightened.

To see more corset history, take a look at my new books on corsets through the ages, especially Corsets Overview History Notes Nonfiction Book 14 https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook14 and Corsets Box Set History Notes Book 22 which 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. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook22

  • 16th Century Iron Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
  • 17th Century Italian Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
    17th Century Italian Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
  • 17th Century Late Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
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    18th Century Early Corset With Waist Phalanges. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
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    18th Century Laced Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
  • 18th Century Golden Brocade Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.
    18th Century Golden Brocade Corset. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages. By Ernest Leoty.

Corsets. From 1893 The Corset Through The Ages By Ernest Leoty. #Georgian #Regency #Victorian

1820-1850 ca. Chemise, Corset, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket, American. #Regency #Underclothing #RomanticEra

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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.

1820-1850 ca. Chemise, Corset, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket, American. #Regency #Underclothing #RomanticEra

1810 ca. Muslin Bodiced Petticoat With Sleeves, British. #Regency #JaneAusten #underclothing

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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

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

1790-1810 ca. White Linen Shift Or Chemise, American. #Regency #1810 ca. Muslin Bodiced Petticoat With Sleeves, British. #Regency #JaneAusten #underclothing

19th Century Early Chemise or Shift, American. Linen and embroidery. #Underclothing #JaneAusten #Fashion

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19th Century Early Chemise or Shift, American. Linen and embroidery. Chemise: Worn next to the skin under stays or corset. via Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org

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’.  

19th Century Early Woman's Plain Weave Linen Chemise, Or Shift, American. Shift with scoop neck with drawstring, three-quarter length sleeves with drawstrings and lighter-weight linen ruffles. Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Probably worn by Abigail Robbins (1759-1850) and Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A.
19th Century Early Woman’s Plain Weave Linen Chemise, Or Shift, American. Shift with scoop neck with drawstring, three-quarter length sleeves with drawstrings and lighter-weight linen ruffles. Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Probably worn by Abigail Robbins (1759-1850) and Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A.

19th Century Early Chemise or Shift, American. Linen and embroidery. #Underclothing #JaneAusten #Fashion

1800 ca. Fawn Cotton Bodiced Petticoat With Front Lacing #Regency #Fashion #underclothing

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

1800 ca. Fawn Cotton Bodiced Petticoat With Front Lacing, English. #Regency #JaneAusten #underclothing

1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. #Regency #Fashion #underclothing

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1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. via National Trust Collections, UK. 

Definition Chemise or Shift: Sleeveless, or small sleeve, mid-calf length undergarment usually of linen worn next to skin & under corset. Sometimes doubled as nightshift. 

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. 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. 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.

1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. via National Trust Collections, UK. nationaltrustcollections.org.uk
1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. via National Trust Collections, UK. 

1800 ca. Sleeveless Chemise or Nightgown of white cotton and lace. #Regency #Fashion #underclothing

1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. #Georgian #Underclothing #Fashion

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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
1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com & Metropolitan Museum, N.Y.C., U.S.A. metmuseum.org

1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. #Georgian #Underclothing #Fashion

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