Regency petticoat of white satin. Robe of orange-colored crape.

EVENING DRESS, March 1796

Regency petticoat of white satin. Robe of orange-colored crape.

The Gallery of Fashion Vol. 2. Published by Nikolaus von Heideloff, London. Georgian fashion era. Costume in the time of Jane Austen.

Evening Dress, March 1796.

FIG. XC.

Turban of orange-colored satin; gold and silver spangled bandeau; the hair (with or without powder) drawn through in different parts of the turban; the hind hair turned up short and plain, the ends returned and formed into a large curl at the top of the head; one salmon-coloured, and one white ostrich feather, with several diamonds, placed in the front. White satin petticoat. Robe of orange-colored crape, scollopped and trimmed round the neck with lace; short sleeves equally scollopped. Sash of white satin riband, tied at the right side, the ends trimmed with a gold and silver fringe. Large pearl ear-rings. Diamond necklace. Large gold upper bracelets. White gloves and shoes.

Associated to:

• The Gallery of Fashion Vol. 1,. April 1794 to March 1795.
• The Gallery of Fashion Vol. 2. April 1795 To March 1796.
• The Gallery of Fashion Vol. 3,. April 1796 To March 1797.
• The use of Corsets in the reign of Louis XVI., Revolutionary Period, George III.
• Les Incroyables et Merveilleuses. (Neoclassical Directoire, First Empire)
• Reign of Louis XVI. 1774 to 1780. (Late Rococo)
• Nymphs and Merveilleuses. Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne.
• Comparison of the French and English modes. The Regency fashion period 1808-1815.
• The French Republic 1789 to 1804. (Directory, Regency, Georgian)
• Reign of Napoleon I. 1804 to 1814. (French Empire, Regency, Georgian)
• Reigns of Louis XVIII. and Charles X. 1815 to 1830. (French Empire, Late Georgian, Biedermeier, Romantic Era fashion period)
• Fashion in the Reign of Philippe. 1830 to 1848. Empire, Victorian era.