Rolinda Sharples’s 1817 painting of the Cloak-Room, Clifton Assembly Rooms is a familiar one to most Jane Austen fans. This image graces many book covers and has been used for depicting life in … more →
Jane Austen's Worldwrote 4 months ago: Rolinda Sharples’s 1817 painting of the Cloak-Room, Clifton Assembly Rooms is a familiar one t … more →
wrote 9 months ago: A recent post on this blog mentioned the film, Beau Brummell: This Charming Man. One scene in the mo … more →
wrote 9 months ago: James Purefoy as Beau Brummell In 2006 the BBC commissioned four films in celebration of The Century … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Detail of a portrait by Ingres of Bernier, 1800 The cravat rose in popularity during an an age when … more →
wrote 1 year ago: With the love of nature and classical statuary, the young male body became prized. British tailoring … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In “To Cut a Regency Coat”, Suzi Clarke, a British costumer, goes into great detail on h … more →