Regency Reader Questions: Shoes and Feet
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
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
(The above is a millinery shop in Paris c. 1822) Cranbourn(e) Alley (or Street) was a paved pedestrian thoroughfare that led from Castle Street to Continue
From the December 1819 La Belle Assemblee, these two walking dresses complete with hats and warm over garments are delightful examples of increasingly complex gowns Continue
Featured in the September 1813 The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and … these pale satin and muslin gowns express the understated elegance Continue