Definition Walking Dress:<\/strong> Worn for walking in a park or the country estate. This sort of outfit needed to be presentable and warm, but not overly accessorized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"1807](\"https:\/\/suzilove.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/04\/1807_blue-walking-dress-french-_back-bow-train-and-black-trim-white-hat-with-flowers-_looking-glass_cp_sml.jpg?w=377\")
<\/a>![\"HN_26_D2D_FsshionWomen1805-1809\"](\"https:\/\/suzilove.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/hn_26_d2d_fsshionwomen1805-1809.png?w=867\")
<\/a>
1807 Blue Walking Dress, French. Although this is a French fashion plate, this is the sort of dress that Jane Austen and her friends would have worn when walking together. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Definition Empire Style Dress:<\/strong> High-waisted white gown defined women\u2019s fashion during the Regency Era. ‘Empire’ is the name given to the period when Napoleon Bonaparte built his French Empire. High-waisted, loose gowns were adopted by the aristocracy as a symbol of turning away from the fussy, elaborate and expensive clothing worn in the 1700s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Definition Walking Dress:<\/strong> Worn for walking in a park or the country estate. This sort of outfit needed to be presentable and warm, but not overly accessorized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a>