… wear. Wool, velvet, & heavy cottons were favorites in cooler climates too. Towards 1810, more decoration was added. (photo: Regency Formal attire)
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Regency gowns used many strings…
… to tie them on. In the late 1700’s, while there were buttons, metal hooks/eyes, zippers, and other ways of attaching clothing hadn’t been invented yet. (photo: 1805 gowns on the inside, showing how creative women were by using strings to keep that high waistline up high)
Pastels were for daily wear…
…in the Regency era. (photos: 1805 “daytime dresses” of cotton print, India dyed)
At the start of the Regency Fashion Era…
… (1790-1805) the “Little White Dress” was for evening wear. (photos: evening gowns with accessories and trim for evening)
Strapped in and Ready to Go!
We’re finalizing the connection between the Silhouettes Costumes website and this Facebook Page. It’s almost as exciting as figuring out how to spiral lace your Regency Stays…
Here are SILHOUETTES starting with 1800…
…Regency fashion. The “Little White Dress” is going to get fancier as time moves forward.
If you want to immerse yourself in Regency style…
…ask us to build you a costume for a “Jane Austen Festival”! Held annually in Australia, and Kentucky, re-enacters enjoy living history in bonnets and “Little White Dresses”. (photo: Jane Austen festival Kentucky and below: Australia).
Long stays were still worn…
… as figure shapers for those who were not naturally slim and waiflike as per the fashion plates. (photo: gorgeous modern corded stays for Regency re-enactment)
Shorter stays were needed…
…to wear the high-waisted Regency “Little White Dress”. Stays (in the next century called “corsets”) were shorter than previous years, and had little structure. Older or larger women still wore the older styles. (photos: actual Regency stays now displayed in museums. Notice they have very little structure, but are more …
To wear the thin, sheer, and flimsy cotton…
… “Little White Dress” of the Regency fashion era, undergarments had to be minimal. (photos: modern model shows left: Regency “chemise” with the empire waistline; right: “inside petticoat”. Shy women wore a full body, knit stocking in white or flesh color, which the model is probably wearing)