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).
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.
Fitted dress with silk pants. Costume parisien 1816. Habit de Drap. Culotte de Soie. Bas à Mailles coulées. Journal des dames et des modes. Costumes parisien 1816. France Restoration era. England Georgian… Read More
Augustina, the Maid of Saragossa YE who shall marvel when you hear her tale, Oh! had you known her softer hours!
Linon shawl, trimmed with applied tape. Triple chaîne d’or à maillons plats, servant de bandeau. Schall de Linon, bordé d’un ruban appliqué. Journal des dames et des modes. Costumes parisien… Read More
The allied sovereigns. The Duke of Wellington. The King of Prussia. Prince Regent (George IV). The Emperor of Russia.
“Haidée,
The greatest heiress of the Eastern isles;
So very beautiful was she,
Her dowry was as nothing to her smiles:
Still in her teens, and like a lovely tree
So grew to womanhood.
English Romanticism, the black romance.
Naples hat. Straw, cornette, crepe hats. Romantic era 1816.
Regency merino dress with Velvet hat, 1816. Chapeau de Velours sur une Cornette de Culle. Robe de Mérinos.
Costume Parisien 1816. Chapeau de Reps, par-dessus de Lévantine. Associated to: French Fashion history. The Restoration period fashion 1814 to 1830. Fashion in the Reign of Napoleon I. 1804 to… Read More
Journal des dames et des modes. Coat with velvet collar. Waistcoat. Habit à Collet de Velours. Gilet de piqué.
