Regency Fashion: Walking, Carriage, Evening, and Ball Dresses (1828)

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FASHIONS FOR MARCH 1828 EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF THE FASHIONS MORNING DRESS rial bouillonnés over which are placed obliquely half wreaths of flowers thickly grouped together and formed of Bengal roses s jonquil blossoms without foliage and the stalks imperceptible blue hya cinths with a very small portion of green leaves The body is of white satin with drapery across the bust à la Sévigné of A DRESS of gros de Naples the colour camelopard yellow with one broad flounce round the border pinked in scallops and headed by a full frill of the same A rich shawl of Oriental cachemire envelopes the form and is of a dark myrtle green with a very splendid and broad border of lively and variegated colours The bon crêpe Aerophane as are the sleeves which net worn with this dress is of black vel vet of becoming and moderate dimen sions with a narrow black blond at the edge of the brim set on almost straight The crown of the bonnet is delicately ornamented with black velvet and blond and the latter being of an open texture imparts a lightness to this bonnet which is peculiarly graceful Chinese roses also enliven its sombre appearance and are very elegantly scattered among the trim mings of blond and velvet The bonnet is tied under the chin in a bow on the right side CARRIAGE DRESS A PELISSE of satin of a colour between a lead and a slate colour fastened down the front by straps and gold buckles The sleeves en gigot The body is made plain and over from the throat falls a collar à la Chevalière of India muslin richly embroidered which is surmounted by a triple ruff of fine lace The hat is of satin the colour bird of Paradise yel low and it is lined with crimson velvet and slightly ornamented with that mate rial in front of the crown the crown adorned towards and on the summit with yellow satin ribbon richly figured with black Two white esprit feathers are added to this hat one is placed on the top of the crown on the right side the other on the left nearer to the base The strings float loose BALL DRESS A DRESS of white crêpe Aerophane with two rows at the border of the same mate are short and full the fulness confined by half wreaths of flowers on a smaller scale as those on the skirt but perfectly corresponding with them The hair is arranged in very full clusters of curls on each side of the face the bow is rather small consisting only of two loops of hair and not much elevated at the base of this is a white rose and behind the bow towering above it is a splendid bouquet consisting of scarlet and white double garden poppies ears of corn and spiral white flowers The ear pendants are gold EVENING DRESS A DRESS of painted India satin in stripes of etherial blue or of bright grass green on a white ground figured between the stripes with variegated spots of Indian red and other lively colours Round the border are bouquets of white marabout feathers fastened together by rosettes of broad satin ribbon the colour of the stripes The corsage is à la Circassienne with short white satin sleeves over which are cleft mancherons à la Perse of the same material as the dress The waist is incircled by a rich figured ribbon the colour of the stripes The hair is ar ranged in a very luxuriant style in curls and bows placed obliquely in front is a superb diadem ornament of very large pearls set à l Antique beneath which ornament nearer to the forehead is a braid of hair which relieves by partially separating the exuberance of curls in front Numerous marabout feathers play over the head in various directions A
tippet formed of the same plumage is worn over the shoulders with an antique fan of the same light material The ear pendants consist each of three valuable pear pearls set en girandoles

Designs and descriptions appeared in the March 1828 edition of La Belle Assemblée.

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One Response to Regency Fashion: Walking, Carriage, Evening, and Ball Dresses (1828)

  1. Anonymous says:
    March 2, 2024 at 9:41 am

    I can’t say I see much difference between them as regards suitability for each activity…