Fashion Design
Regency Taste
From the taste and pastimes of Jane Austen's Regency gentlewomen, to the world of Bath Spa and Brighton Pavilion.
The importance of John Nash in the naming of Regency England
Regency Fashion
Napoleon Bonaparte's influence on fashion styles and decoration on dress. Josephine the trendsetter. Followed by a passion for Anglomania.
The Pelisse, Spencer and Redingote styles.
1800 Accessories
Please scroll down
A look at the most used accessories of the Regency Era. Tippets, Kashmir shawls, Reticules and hats.
Hair and Hats 1800-1840
The Romantic Era 1825-1845
A new silhouette with beret or gigot sleeves, Pelerine collars, Pelisses.
Underwear and hats.
Identifying the date of dresses of the Romantic era compared with dresses of the 1890s.
Social Changes Before 1815
Social history of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions highlighting new working conditions.
Agricultural smocks.
The Victorian Era
Fashion History
Victorian Society
Social history. The transition from Romantic to Victorian society. Queen Victoria's accession. The emergence of conditions and social classes. The importance of the railway network on ordinary lives and improved communications.
Early Victorian Fashion 1837-1860
Early Victorian fashion history overview. The changing silhouette and dating costumes in a long era. Fashion innovations, the cage crinoline and coal tar aniline dyes. Charles Worth and Haute Couture's birth.
Mid-Late Victorian Fashion 1860-1901
Victorian fashion history. The fashion silhouettes of 1860-1880, 1867-1875, 1878-1901 from crinoline to various bustle forms. The 1890s and early power dressing.
The Aesthetic Dress Movement
Alternative artistic fashion. The Pre-Raphaelite influence on aesthetic dress. Naturally dyed and free art embroidered flowing...
Please login to view the full essay...