men – Page 6 – Regency Reader

Regency Fashion: Evening Full Dress for Gentlemen and Ladies (1807)

By Anne | February 10, 2021 - 7:00 am |February 28, 2021 Regency Fashion, Regency Men

Comments Off

AN EVENING FULL DRESS, for Gentlemen is composed of a dark double-breasted blue coat, ornamented with basket or plain gilt metal buttons; the coat made Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Table Manners

By Anne | January 16, 2021 - 6:38 am |February 9, 2021 Regency Culture and Society

Comments Off

Dining may be one of the most rigid exercises in etiquette, with many rules of decorum to keep in mind. Some of these maxims, from Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: A Bit of Bronze

By Anne | May 18, 2020 - 8:26 am |February 10, 2023 Regency Culture and Society

Comments Off

Perusing the A View of London (1803), I came upon this amusing description of gentlemen acquiring town polish that I wanted to share: It continues Continue →