regency era fashion

The Empire PeriodRomanticism, Neoclassicism,

and the regency

Let’s Set The Stage

Romanticism

Neoclassicism

Romanticism

Free expression of the feelings of the artist

Artist’s feeling is law

invite the spectator to empathize with subject

return to “nature”

The Wanderer Above the Sea of FogCaspar David Friedrich, 1818

The NightmareHenry Fusili, 1781

A Feb. 1st 1816 print (published J. Taylor, London) which exemplifies the contrast between neo-classical vs. romantic styles of landscape and architecture. This engraved plate accompanied Humphry Repton's 1816 book Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening.

Neoclassicism

Age of Enlightenment

Revival of style and spirit of classic antiquity

renewed study of antiquity

egypt and napoleon

Part of romanticism

Romanticism

Neoclassicism

http://www.wga.hu/art/s/schinkel/magic_fl.jpg; Queen of the Night, 1815 set design by Friedrich

A Neoclassical view of the heavens, where the stars are literally all in a row.

Let’s Review

leisure class

working class

poor

The leisure class

The Leisure Class

The Working Class

The Poor

Louis XVI helping the poor

Poor vs Leisure Class

The french revolution

The French Revolution

The execution of Marie Antoinette

Supporters

Red Cap of Liberty

Trousers, not Breeches

Revolutionary Cockade

Reign of Terror

1793 - 1794

Girondins vs Jacobins

Mass Executions

16,000 - 40,000

Guillotine: National Razor

Symbol for Revolutionary Cause

c.1800c.1790 c.1790

c.1790

Fashion Elite

Female: The Marvelous Ones

Male: The Incredible Ones

1790 - 1820

British worried

What happened in France

Napoleon tries to Conquer all of europe

English want to stop him

Fashion and excess

Haircut a la Victime

Red velvet ribbon around neck

Undergarments

Chemise

Light Stays

Petticoat

The Empire Line

High Waist

Scooped or Square Neckline

Long Skirts

The Beau Monde

The Beautiful People

Upper 10,000

Own Land, don’t work Land

Idle Lives in search of entertainment

Where to Hang OutMen

Social Calls

Social Events

Their Club

Tattersall’s

Gaming Hell

Women

Social Calls

At Home

Social Events

Shopping

Courting RitualsThe Season

Court Presentation

Come Out

Reputation

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Reticule

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Shoes

Cockade Fan

Muff

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Outdoor garments

Pelisse

Spencer

Shawl with Kashmir Pattern

Accessories

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Reticule Cockade Fan

Muff

Shoes

Gentlemen

More subdued

trousers instead of breeches

except court

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Undergarments

Pantaloons

Stock and CravatsX

Waistcoat

Coat

Outerwear

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X

Banyan/Dressing Gown

Accessories

Cravat worn with shirt and with ruffled front shirt.

Spats or GaitersBoots

Hats

Children

Styles carry over from 1700s

Little Adults

Boys

Skeleton Suits

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For Further Study

Illustrations Of Actual Costumes Or Illustrations From Contemporary Sourceshttp://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/rd/rd.html http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/timelinepages/1800to1825a.htm http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/bonc/3timesearch/tsnineteenth/1800-1829/1800-1829.html http://www.sensibility.com/vintageimages/1800s/ http://www.costumes.org/TRAVEL/00pages/paris2001louvre2.htm http://www.costumegallery.com/

French Revolutionhttp://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255-01/paris_homework/Fashion.html

Contemporary Documentshttp://humanities.ucsd.edu/courses/kuchtahum4/texts/sans-culotte.pdf

Dress For Special Occasionshttp://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/dress/mourn.html

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For Further Study

Accessorieshttp://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1800to1817costumesparisiens.htm http://austentation.tripod.com/jewels.html http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~awoodley/regency/tie.html http://www.northampton.gov.uk/Museums/Collections/Boot_and

_Shoe/History_of_Shoes/19th_Century.htm

Books With Drawings Showing Construction Of Historic ClothingArnold, J. 1977. Patterns of Fashion.

Vol. 1: 1660-1860. Vol. 2: 1860-1940. New York: Drama Book Specialists.Bradfield, N. 1997. Costume in Detail. New York: Costume and Fashion Press.Waugh, N. 1991. The Cut of Men's Clothes, 1600-1900. New York: Theater Arts

Books.

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Image Credits

Various images used courtesy of New York Public Library Digital Images.

Photo of Spenser Jacket courtesy of [ www.trousseau.net ].

Image of Fur Muff, courtesy of [ www.fashionsinime.com ].

Images of Men’s Shirt, courtesy of [ www.vintageshirt.co.uk ].

Image of Hessian and Top Boots, courtesy of [ www.sarahjuniper.co.uk ].

Various images courtesy of Dover Publications.

Various images in this chapter are courtesy of Claire King; [www.clipart.com]; Fairchild Publications, Inc.; Fairchild Library;