Fashion History
Why Do We Have No Pockets? The Regency Removed Them
How frustrating is it having no pockets? Very. Just need to take your keys and a phone out with you that day? Don't want the inconvenience of havin...
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Reasons Why Regency Fashion Rocks!
Reasons Why Regency Fashion Rocks! Forget modern day ripped jeans and body-con dresses - fashions in the Regency era hold the prize for style i...
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Jane Austen's Bracelet
Create your own bracelet like the one on display at Chawton Cottage
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The Jane Austen Topaz Cross
In response to huge demand, the Jane Austen Gift Shop is delighted to announce this beautiful replica of Jane Austen's topaz cross pendant. Man...
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Regency Caps: Draped and Ruffled
"I have made myself two or three caps to wear in the evenings since I came home, and they save me a world of torment as to hair-dressing!" Jane Au...
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A Ballgown for April, 1812
Fashion plates were one way of keeping Au Courant with the latest styles
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Tambour Work
... another way to embellish the white-on-white gowns popular during the Regency
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Polemoscope: Georgian "Jealousy Glasses"
How To Spy On A Suitor Without Looking Like You’re Trying...
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A Little Sea Bathing Would Set me up Forever!
The Sea air and Sea Bathing together were nearly infallible, one or the other of them being a match for every Disorder...
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From Classic to Romantic: Changes in the Regency Silhouette
Vic Sanborn dissects the ever changing Regency Silhouette
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