Tag Archives: 19th century

Regency Reader Questions: Yellow Bounders and the Four Horse Club

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Some articles and blogs claim that all chaises and post chaises must be yellow. However, the only requirement I’ve found or a particular color of Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Studies in Landscape

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January 1818 Ackermann’s Repository This is actually pretty impressive, as John Laporte (1761-1839) was a talented and known landscape painter and etcher.  From London, Laporte’s daughter Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Shoes and Feet

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Question: I’ve read that most tailors were men, that ladies got their footgear from these male tailors, and that the tailor himself tended to serve Continue →

Regency Fashion: Costume for Dinner Parties and Evening Dress

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Appearing in the February 1816 La Belle Assemblee, these two evening gowns were perfect for the gadabout young lady. Included are some little hints about Continue →