Women's Fashion

Catherine Morland reading in Northanger Abbey

Halloween Costumes, Jane Austen Style!

Halloween is fast approaching, it's time to get your Jane Austen Halloween Costumes together

arts and crafts

A stitch of Austenian inspiration

On finding fashion inspiration in the pages of Austen.

fashion

Meet the online community bringing period dress to a new generation

Who is going to teach Gen Z how to really dress? Meet the online personalities bringing period dress to a new generation.

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 having to take a bag with you? Too bad, you'll still ne...

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Jane Austen's Bracelet

Create your own bracelet like the one on display at Chawton Cottage

jane austen topaz cross

The Jane Austen Topaz Cross

Along with her turquoise ring, the topaz cross must be the most iconic jewellery item associated with Jane, and it's of especial relevance to us here at the Jane Austen Centre, because she was li...

1812

A Ballgown for April, 1812

Fashion plates were one way of keeping Au Courant with the latest styles

1809

Parasols

The exquisite creamy complexion of the Regency maid, though a far cry from the powdered beauties of the previous century, required much care, if one wished to avoid a sunburn or freckles. One n...