Category Archives: Regency Fashion

Regency Advertisements: Mrs. Reina is not dead! She’s making hats.

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  Appearing in the May 1817 Ackermann’s Repository, this ad clearly proclaims Mrs. Reina is alive and well and open for business in Great Newport-Street.

Regency Reader Questions: Glove Etiquette Part Three

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“…If for some reason a woman was ungloved, proper etiquette called for the gentleman to remove his gloves before taking her hand, as it was Continue →

Regency Fashion: Morning and Evening Dress

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These lovely gowns appeared in the May 1818 issue of La Belle Assemblee as fashions for June. I have included the excerpt of Cabinet of Continue →