Regency Fashion: Walking, Opera, and Evening Dresses with Hats (1806)

Plates of gowns and hats with descriptions appeared in La Belle Assemblee 1806. Note the turn of the phrase, “in vogue”.

Regency Fashion: Summer Recess Ball Dress and Bonnets

1818 Summer Recess Ball Dress design

Appearing in the July 1818 issue of La Belle Assemblee are fashions for August, including a gauzy Recess Ball Dress and collection of bonnets. The Continue

Regency Fashions: Dresses, Caps and a Morning Neglige

This collection of dresses and hats appeared in the March 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee (or Bell’s Court). The accessories really are something to Continue

Regency Fashion: Evening Dresses

From February 1808 edition of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. The descriptions are brief for this collection of three gowns, but the accessories suggest an evening Continue