Blogs about: Regency Fashion
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Happy Mother’s Day!
I’ve placed these gorgeous Ackermann fashion plates here to wish my readers who are mothers a Happy Mother’s day. Aren’t these images precious? 1812 morning dress or domestic dress.… more →
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MY Mr Knightley: Making a Neckcloth
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wrote 6 days ago: “Full and half full dress for April” in Le Beau Monde, 1808 The second item of clothing … more →
Happy Mother's Day!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve placed these gorgeous Ackermann fashion plates here to wish my readers who are mothers a … more →
MY Mr Knightley: Making a Shirt
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wrote 1 month ago: An 18th Century shirt, from the Victoria and Albert Museum. The sleeves are finely pleated to enable … more →
A Regency Ball Gown 200 Years Ago: April, 1812
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wrote 1 month ago: Recently I commented on a morning gown whose influences were largely from British history. In this A … more →
Princess Charlotte's Blue Russian Gown
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wrote 1 month ago: It is a rare occasion when we can compare a gown in a portrait with the actual dress. The painting, … more →
Capote Bonnet: a 19th century hat
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wrote 1 month ago: In Sense and Sensibility 1996, Kate Winslet as Marianne wears a charming straw sun bonnet as she rec … more →
A Regency Morning Dress of 200 Years Ago: April, 1812
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wrote 1 month ago: Fashion is always more than it seems on the surface. Take this charming Regency morning dress from A … more →
My Regency Journey: The Destination!
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wrote 1 month ago: On Thursday April 12th, 2012, I travelled to Canberra for the Jane Austen Festival Australia! Day On … more →
My Regency Journey: Making Reticules
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wrote 1 month ago: A reticule to match my ball gown, with tassels, pearls and white embroidery. The ninth stop on my Re … more →
My Regency Journey: Making a Ball Gown
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wrote 1 month ago: Evening dress (1816); from Ackermann's Repository. The eighth stop on my Regency Journey is to make … more →
My Regency Journey: Making a Chemisette
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wrote 2 months ago: A Regency chemisette from the Snowsill Collection The seventh stop on my Regency Journey is to make … more →
Regency Fashion: The Muslin and Net Period
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wrote 2 months ago: Jane Austen fans are familiar with the high-waisted muslin dresses popular during her adulthood. How … more →
My Regency Journey: Making an Embroidered Morning Negligee
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wrote 3 months ago: The sixth stop on my Regency Journey is to make a lightly embroidered dress for daywear. The Regency … more →
Downton Abbey Season 2: Teagowns and relaxation
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wrote 3 months ago: By the Victorian and Edwardian eras the fine art of dressing meant that one had to wear a different … more →
Hope Came in Costume
wrote 4 months ago: Well known to me for a few years is the costume specialist, Hope Greenberg. Hope gave an excellent t … more →
My Regency Journey: Making a Dress for Daywear
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wrote 4 months ago: The fifth stop on my Regency Journey is to make a morning dress for daywear. Dresses worn during thi … more →
A Regency Primer on 3 Ways to Tie A Cravat
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wrote 4 months ago: The last entry in the Regency Primer Series wrapped up our look at Twelfth Night and Wassailing whic … more →
My Regency Journey: A Bodiced Petticoat
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wrote 4 months ago: The fourth stop on my Regency Journey is to make a bodiced petticoat. This was usually a sleeveless … more →
My Regency Journey: Making a Chemise
wrote 4 months ago: An American Regency chemise; which seems a little different in style to the English ones. The third … more →
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