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Regency Fashions: Cravate Mathematique

By Anne | September 28, 2021 - 7:06 am |October 8, 2021 Regency Fashion

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From The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons (1828). For more on cravats: Regency Fashion: Putting on a Cravat – Regency Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Fashion Plates and Ideal Body Types

By Anne | September 26, 2021 - 7:58 am |October 10, 2021 Regency Reader Questions

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Michelle asks: What features were women looking for in the sense of body consciousness? So many of these sketches show teeny skinny flat feet in Continue →

Regency Dish: Sage Pudding

By Anne | September 22, 2021 - 7:06 am |September 29, 2021 Regency Dish

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This recipe from A Lady’s Best Companion (1800). I found a modern recipe of sage pudding for those interested in giving it a go: Sage Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Curl Your Hair Brown

By Anne | September 16, 2021 - 6:46 am |September 20, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Beauty

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This ad appeared in the October 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblee. Olio Novello means harvest olive oil. Olive oil is know to gradually make Continue →