Regency Ramble

Morning and Evening Gown from the Ladies Monthly Museum March 1817. THE MORNING DRESS.  Of coloured bombazine, made high in the nec...

From the The Ladies Monthly Museum For February 1817 THE EVENING DRESS Is made of a beautiful coloured sarsnet, worn over a white sa...

Evening Gown February 1817  Ackermann's Repository The dress Is composed of white crape over white satin. The body, which is a mix...

                     Full Dress - Ackermann's Respository for January 1817. A WHITE soft satin slip, tastefully ornamented at bot...

Here is something that sounds new at least.  The Witzchoura, originally from Poland, is a mantle or cloak, with wide sleeves and a huge col...

Out now   After one night of passion, the dissolute Duke of Dunstan made Julia his wife, but their honeymoon is far from blissful. Ali...

HAPPY NEW YEAR MAY 2017 BE HEALTHY AND FULL OF JOY!!!!!!!

Interesting, but a little bland for my taste.  What do you think? Carriage Dress, 1816 Ackermann's The description is as follows: ...

December 1816 Promenade Dress 'Tis the Season. The richness of this gown in the December Ackermann's makes me think of Christm...

Hall Place is perhaps one of the most unusual places we have been in search of the Regency. It is situated in Bexley in Kent.  During the ti...

The weather is cooling down but the fashions are hotting up. What could be more Regency than this striped gown? From Ackermann's ...

Wishing you and your families and warm and wonderful weekend of celebrations

Fawkham Green in Kent or Fawkham is not likely a place you have ever heard of.  Indeed, in 17 97 it was described thusly: THIS PARISH is a...

Two hundred years ago the fashion looked like this. Morning Gown, November 1816, Ackermann's       A ROUND dress, composed of camb...

 Ball Gown - October 1816  Ackermann's Repository One cannot help loving the colour maiden-blush. A gown, composed of white gauze, o...

        Half Dress, from Ackermann's October 1815 A GOWN of lilac sarsnet, cut low round the bust, which is trimmed with pink ri...

         Today's offering reminds me of dessert. The description follows: EVENING DRESS A white British net dress over a whi...

A Half Dress Which is something you would wear around the house. I this it is very pretty. This one I want for one of my characters. ...

EVENING DRESS   - August 1816 from Ackermann's. You will not that we are presented with the back of the gown for some reason. Perhaps...