1815 fashion

Full dress dor the opera, theater , fashion plate, hand-colored engraving on paper, published London, March 1815.

Apparently it’s not a particularly modern practice for fashion designers to make yesterday’s clothing look dated and outmoded. Even though the time gap (from the 1770s – 1815) sho…

7. Empire (1815) The woman is wearing a spencer (or hunting) jacket and a petticoat, and the man is wearing a jacket with tails and breeches.

Period Correct Clothing to Fit Your Style… This regency bodiced petticoat was rare in period but can support a smaller bust or when a corset is not wanted. This can be a more comfortable alternati…

5. Empire Period (c. 1800) cotton muslin dress with a waistline right under the bust and the neckline very low exposing the breasts.

1647

"A frock of French figured gauze, worn over a slip of white satin; the frock trimmed at the feet with a deep flounce of blond lace, and decorated with wreaths of lilac ..."

Dress 1810 (Grecian Regency)

Heres a very quick cheats guide to making a Regency era gown ,its the easiest way and needs nothing but a needle and thread ,some ribbon or cord and an hour or so . There’s also some very bri…

Ackermann's Repository of Arts was published monthly from 1809-1829 in London. Each month's issue featured two fashion plates and other illustrations and articles covering a range of topics. After the embargo's of the War of 1812 ended wealthy ladies would have cherished, once again, the arrival of monthly issues of Ackermann's Repository on packet boats docking from London and no doubt drooled over the fashion plates. Issues often included embroidery patterns and the very earliest issues…

Costume Parisien 1815. Regency fashion plate.

Fashion Plate, 'Evening Dress' for 'The Repository of Arts', Rudolph Ackermann (England, London, 1764-1834), England, London, December 1, 1815, Prints, Hand-colored engraving on paper.