The figures are all taken from fashion journals. The period includes the last period of the convent, the rule of the board of directors and the beginning of the consulate.
Feminine costumes from 1794 – 1800. Directory to Empire.
Category: Regency period
Fashion and costumes of the English Regency period between 1795 and 1837. The transition between “Georgian” and “Victorian” eras. In France the transition from the late Directory to The Napoleonic First Empire era 1804 to 1814, Restoration period 1814 to 1830 (Romantic period, German Biedermeier).
The fashions of the end of the 18th century. After German Journals.
All the figures on this panel show the predominant influence of the English-French fashions of Louis XVI’s time. History of the costume in chronological development by Auguste Racinet.
Promenade dress. London Regency fashion 1824.
London fashions 1824. Regency Promenade dress. Pelisse of levantine silk, or Terry velvet, of a rich brown colour (couleur d’oreille d’ours).
BAKING OR BOILING APPLES at STRATFORD PLACE
BAKING OR BOILING APPLES. London 1804.
Hurdy-gurdy man. The Halfpenny Showman. Regency era.
Hurdy-gurdy. Organ grinder. The Halfpenny Showman. From: The Costume of Great Britain, by W.H. Pyne, 1808.
The Temple of Muses, Finsbury Square London. Bookstore. Regency.
The Temple of Muses, Finsbury Square London. Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the 19th century.
Regency walking dress. Fashions for ladies and gentleman.
Regency walking dress. April 1809. Fashions for ladies and gentleman.
Fashion London April 1809. Regency costume, full dress.
Fashion London April 1809. FULL DRESS.
Manfred by Lord Byron. English Romanticism or The Black Romance.
English Romanticism or The Black Romance. Manfred is the title of a dramatic poem in three acts by George Gordon Lord Byron from 1817. It is one of the most important work of the whole romantic era.
Fancy turban. Filled Twists dress. Regency fashion 1804.
Fancy turban. Filled Twists dress. Regency, First empire fashion. Turban de Fantaisie. Robe Garnie en Torsades. Costume Parisien 1804. Journal des dames et des modes. Costumes parisien 1804. France First Empire fashion,… Read More