Sunday, July 14, 2013

Regency Era Fashion Plates - May 1809 Ackerman's Repository

Regency Era Fashion Plates - May 1809 Ackerman's Repository

Fashions for Ladies and Gentlemen


Ball Dress - White satin slip, under a crape dress, made to fit the figure very exactly, cut open in front, and bound all round with white satin ribbon and a row of beads, linked together in front with bands of beads loosely suspended at distances; short sleeves the same. Fan richly spangled. Pearl necklace, with diamond clasp in front; ear-rings and bracelets to suit. White shoes striped in scarlet or blue. Hair in ringlets on the forehead, and lightly turned up behind with a diamond comb. Petticoats very short.


Walking Dress - Dres of white Scotia washing silk. Bishop's mantle of sage or olive-green striped and plain silks, made entirely without seams; border of the same colour. Hat to correspond, and decorated with artificial flowers. Shoes sage or olive-green, also to correspond.

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