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Representing Regency: Black Britons

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This is part of my ongoing series to tackle a knowledge of the Regency era that appears to be based primarily on histrom. Representing Regency Continue →

Regency Household: Wardrobe

By Anne | July 10, 2019 - 6:55 am |July 24, 2019 Regency Household

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This design of a wardrobe includes the following description: “In one wing there is a rail with pegs, for hanging dresses, which folds out in Continue →

Regency Fashion: Walking and Riding Dress

By Anne | July 8, 2019 - 7:40 am |August 1, 2019 Regency Fashion

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I am in love with these plates from Ackermann’s Repository July 1818 issue. I have included snips from the descriptions of gowns combined with some Continue →

Regency Advertisements: London Straw Hat Manufactory and White Whalebone Hats

By Anne | July 6, 2019 - 7:26 am |July 12, 2019 Regency Advertisements, Regency Fashion

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These ads appeared in the May 1816 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. Here is more about Charles Vyse, the hat manufacturer including some scandalous family Continue →