Women's Fashion

An Examination of Regency Petticoats

Learn about proper Regency underpinnings, including petticoats, stays and shifts...

Prussian Blue: A Colourful History

...a popular color choice for painters, fashion and interior designers.

Tambour Work

... another way to embellish the white-on-white gowns popular during the Regency

The Bandeau: Hairbands, Regency Style

...from the narrowest ribbon to strands of pearls and diamonds.

Polemoscope: Georgian "Jealousy Glasses"

How To Spy On A Suitor Without Looking Like You’re Trying...

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...

Smocking: A Stitch in Time

A lovely way to embellish gowns, aprons, and more.

John Heathcoat and the Muslin and Net Period

Vic Sanborn describes the details of Regency "net" dresses

Regency Mourning: An In-depth Look

The Rites and Rituals of Regency Mourning

The Fashion of Portrait Miniatures

Cherished Tokens of Regency Love

Changing Tastes in Georgian Jewelry

A look at gems, paste and brooches

Regency Cold Cream: Preserve a Pristine Complexion

"How very ill Eliza Bennet looks this morning, Mr. Darcy,'' she cried; "I never in my life saw any one so much altered as she is since the winter. She is grown so brown and coarse! Louisa and I wer...