An English fashion plate from 1810. I love the gent's crisply tailored suit. This is when trousers really came into vogue for men, displacing breeches for all but formalwear for the young bucks of fashion.
Jenny Lister is curator of 19th century fashion and textiles at the V&A. Last year, during initial object selections for The Fabric of India, she helped the team choose a muslin dress from the V&A’s Textiles and...
Dolley’s Dress This Regency ball gown is made with deep red silk velvet and designed based on the red velvet gown purported to be a gown Dolley Madison had made from the silk velvet curtains …
Chiné Silk Evening Dress, ca. 1810-15 via Mode Muze
Oh dear, has it been three weeks already? But now, the historical sewing mojo is back at last and I finally get to share the first details on my new Regency day dress with you. Yay! So far, nothing…
Evening Dress c.1810 France MET
We have recently received a few inquiries about this beautiful dress and court train and while editing the photos, I decided to share them with the public in a blog post. This evening dress is of i…
La famiglia Santomasi offre la visita di una mostra vestiti d'epoca antichi del seicento all'ottocento. Vestiti d'epoca da sposa, cerimonia e da ballo.
A rare Georgian / Regency era antique evening or formal dress dating to the 1800s / 1810s - stunning detail and auspicious provenance. One piece, in a high waisted empire line, fastening in the back with hook and ties, with a drawstring neck. Beautiful silk, pale purple, woven with a raised design of small repeating stylised foliate motifs, reflecting pale gold, purple. the wide round neck is edged with floral lace, with two bands of piping in pale gold/beige and purple, the waist trimmed with a woven metallic gold band. Superb sleeves – short balloons, with slashed openings all around, piped, with frills in purple silk. Underneath gauze undersleeves add fullness and support, the fabric poking out through the openings. The cuffs are fitted, with piping and the same lace as the neck. The floor length skirt is narrow, gathered, fuller and longer in the back. The hem is decorated with two rows of thick piping and lace with an oak leaf design. Hand sewn, the bodice cotton lined. PROVENANCE - the information I have connects this and several other gowns listed to Dorothy Taubman 1781 - 1857, Isle of Man / Cumbernauld, married first to Col Mark Wilks, Governor of St. Helena during Napoleon's first six months of captivity, married next to William Blamire MP, the family tree with connections to Romantic poet Susanna Blamire and William Wordsworth. I have a PDF of information and family trees I can forward to the buyer. As ever, without an image of the gowns being worn I cannot vouch for the authenticity of the information, but equally I have no reason to doubt it. CONDITIONS A couple of small holes in the silk, and a few small marks. The lace trims are discoloured with age and partially loose in places. The gold band at the waist is finished at both ends but doesn't meet, possibly something ( a bow? ) missing? Some wear to the piping around the hem, and partially loose in places. Some wear to the edges at the back opening. Staining under arm with some small holes. Approx measurements - shoulder 13 bust 32 waist 29 front length 50 IMPORTANT INFORMATION - The pieces I sell are often over 100 years old and rarely in perfect condition, I make every effort to describe and show any faults, so PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION, READ THE CONDITION REPORT, STUDY THE IMAGES AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS before buying . If you receive your item and there is a problem that wasn't mentioned in the listing please contact me and I will be happy to rectify the situation. Measurements are approximate, and usually taken on the stand on the outside of the garment, please ask if you need accurate measurements. I sell all pieces as I find them, as a result vintage / antique items may have a musty odour. Colours on your screen may not be 100% accurate to the item.
The New York Public Library held an exhibition in 2004 that illuminated the Library’s rich holdings of the Napoleonic Era; entitled “Decoration In the Age of Napoleon: Empire Elegance Versus Regency Refinement,” it showed the cultural rivalry between the two nations, including the area of fashion. An online bibliography to the Empire and Regency styles is available on the
Evening dress, ca. 1810, English, red chenille embroidered net
Court Dress Worn by the Princess d’Eckmühl, wife of Marshal Davout, to the Wedding of Marie Louise & Napoleon c.1810 Via (X)
Today our Regency time travels for fashion will take us to the year 1824 and oh what an assortment of fashions we have for this year. The trends continue with the lowering and snugger form-fitting bodice and fuller skirt bottoms as we have seen for the past few years. Then is October we see see two mourning fashions; however this time it is not due to a death in the British Royal Family but for the French King Louise XVIII. I found it interesting that the British Court was ordered to go into a short period of mourning for the French king and that many in the British higher ranks were expected to follow along. I will post the fashion article showing this mandate after posting all the fashion plates, so I hope you take a look at it as well. This is my pick of the 1824 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates As always, it is difficult for me to choose my pick of the fashions for any one year. I was drawn to this fashion plate due to the interesting composition. Not only is the dress and ladies face charming but the scene in itself was too unusual to be passed over. I hope you have fun looking at and choosing a favorite of your own. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1824 Fashion Plates 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue ********************** As promised here is the October 1824 fashion article giving some information about the British court ordered mourning for the King of France's death. I just get a thrill out of seeing the phraseology used during this time period. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk through 1824 Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository and that you will join me again later as we continue with this fun series. Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
If you’ve read Leveling Up Your Regency Look: Part 1, then you’re all ready to start building your Regency ensemble. You’ve figured out which part of the Regency you want to repre…
Ball Gown 1811 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of a Young Lady in a Blue Dress, by Franz Schrotzberg, circa 1830s. Anonymous Daguerreotype, circa 1840s-50s. Mrs. Francine Clore, née Halphen, by Sir James Gunn, circa 1940. Geertruida the Dubbelde, wife of Aert van Nes, by Bartholomeus van der Helst (background by Ludolf Bakhuysen), 1668. Marie Caroline, duchesse de Berry, in the gardens of the Château de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, by Baron Gérard, 1820. "The Blue Veil", by Glauco Cambon, 1907. Joséphine Baker, by Baron George Hoyningen-Huene, 1929. Celeste Coltellini, Madame Meuricoffre, by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1790s. Doña María Antonia Gonzaga de Caracciolo, marquesa viuda de Villafranca, by Francisco Goya y Lucientes, circa 1795. Irene von Meyendorff, circa 1941-44. "Portrait in Red", by Adolfo Feragutti Visconti, 1915. Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as a child, by Christoph Friedrich Reinhold Lisiewski, 1791. "Portrait d'une princesse de Bragance", Gillot Saint-Èvre, 1832. Princess Egon von Ratibor, née Princess Leopoldine Lobkowicz, by Philip de László, 1899. Minnie, the wife of Harold Alzana (seated behind), in costume for the "Gold Rush" tableau, 1949. Mrs. Daniel DeSaussure Bacot, by Samuel F. B. Morse, 1820. Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Queen of the Netherlands, by François Joseph Kinson, 1824. Marie Madeleine Maret, née Léjéas, duchesse de Bassano, by Baron Gérard, circa 1805-10. Court Lady, by Diego Velázquez, circa 1635. Marie Henriette, duchesse de Brabant, later Queen of the Belgians, Sir William Ross, 1853. Rachel, Countess of Dudley, née Gurney, wife of the 2nd Earl, circa 1911. (The photograph is dated "1911", but may have been taken earlier.) "Madame P.", by Eugène Fichel, 1857. Madame de Serres, by Joseph Boze, 1787. Portrait of an Unknown Lady, circa 1830s. Unknown Woman, by Carl Timoleon von Neff, 1845. Princess Maria Cristina Amelia Teresa of Naples and Sicily, later Queen of Sardinia, by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1790. Unknown subject and artist, circa 1690-1700. The Reventlow Sisters, Malvina and Hilda, by Heinrich August Georg Schiøtt, circa 1850. Adriana Jacobusdr Hinlopen, wife of Johannes Wijbrants, by Lodewijk van der Helst, 1667. "A Portrait of a Beauty", Qing Dynasty, Nineteenth Century. Portrait of a Lady In a Blue Dress, by Anton Ebert, 1893. Unknown, circa 1860. Courtesy Ralf de Jonge. Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Alexander Grigoryevich Varnek, circa 1810s-20s. Self-portrait by Therese Concordia Mengs Maron, sister of Anton Raphael Mengs, and wife to another painter, Anton von Maron, circa 1744-45.
Man’s Court Suit and Child’s Evening Dress, ca. 1810 via Museu Nacional do Traje
