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Regency Fashion: Ball and Carriage Dresses

By Anne | June 8, 2017 - 7:58 am |June 20, 2017 Regency Fashion

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Appearing in the June 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, these two gowns are awash in white satin and floral furbelows.

Regency Fashions: Walking Dress and Morning Dress

By Anne | April 6, 2017 - 7:56 am |May 2, 2017 Regency Fashion

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From the April 1818 La Belle Assemblee, these gowns are perfect for the “motley display of winter, spring and almost summer” of April in Town. Continue →

Regency Fashion: Evening Dress and French Court Dress

By Anne | March 2, 2017 - 7:45 am |March 14, 2017 Regency Fashion

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These beautiful plates appeared in the March 1818 issue of La Belle Assemblee, along with descriptions of several court dresses worn at the drawing room. Continue →

Regency Fashion: Costume for Dinner Parties and Evening Dress

By Anne | February 16, 2017 - 7:41 am |March 10, 2017 Regency Fashion

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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 →