Regency Advertisements: Ladies’ Superb Leghorn Hats

19th century hat shop depicting women trying on bonnets

From the July 1816 La Belle Assemblee. Leghorn hats are made of straw, typically from an Italian wheat, with wide brims and flat tops.  The Continue

Regency Fashion: Tailors’ Prices for Men’s Clothing (1830)

The whole art of dress! or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! By a cavalry officer (1830) Continue