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Regency Advertisements: A New Dance

By Anne | October 8, 2021 - 7:05 am |October 16, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Pastimes

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This ad appeared in the October 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblee. The Dancer’s Guide (1821) Here is a video of a recreation of a Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Fashion Plates and Ideal Body Types

By Anne | September 26, 2021 - 7:58 am |October 10, 2021 Regency Reader Questions

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Michelle asks: What features were women looking for in the sense of body consciousness? So many of these sketches show teeny skinny flat feet in Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Curl Your Hair Brown

By Anne | September 16, 2021 - 6:46 am |September 20, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Beauty

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This ad appeared in the October 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblee. Olio Novello means harvest olive oil. Olive oil is know to gradually make Continue →