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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:24 pm    Post subject: The Teens and 20s   Gowns from the later part of the Regency (the teens and 20s) were of stiffer fabric, with an A-line skirt rather than the square gathered-type typical of the early round gowns. They were usually back opening, with buttons or hook and eyes up the back of the bodice. Netting was extremely popular, and many examples can be found (most notably Princess Charlotte’s wedding dress of silver net). The drop-front style has been abandoned, and you basically only see the new “A-line” round gowns during this period. _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:25 pm    Post subject:   1810-1815 front 1810-1815 back, showing buttons _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:25 pm    Post subject:   1814 Fashion Plate, showing a back-buttoning white dress with a coloured pinafore _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:26 pm    Post subject:   1820s heavy silk evening gown, with (very hard to see) buttons at the back _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:26 pm    Post subject:   1820s silk evening gowns (button up the back) _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:27 pm    Post subject:   1820s lawn day dress, buttons up the back _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:27 pm    Post subject:   NET GOWNS This are sort of a whole subspecies. They could have been of any style, but the net overlay makes them unique. Net became very popular in the teens, but was also seen before that. Red net “shawl” dress, c. 1805-1810 (you see quite a few shawl dresses in the fashion plates) _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject:   Red net dress, c. 1811 (over a red underdress) Close up of the same red net dress over a white underdress _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:29 pm    Post subject:   Princess Charlotte’s wedding dress of silver net with train, c. 1816 (I've been told that there have been extensive alterations to the skirt of this gown, and that the little apron-looking bit in the front is not original). _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:29 pm    Post subject:   Black net dress (white underdress), c. 1818 _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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KalenHughes
Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100	Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:30 pm    Post subject:   GOWNS WHICH LACE UP THE BACK 1816 court dress with a spiral lace closure. This is the only extant example I have found of a lacing gown from our period (note: this gown is Spanish). Fashion plate from Costume Parisien, 1806; You can clearly see the spiral lacing up the back of her dress. _________________ -Kalen w/a Isobel Carr Ripe for Pleasure, May 2011 Book 1: The League of Second Sons www.isobelcarr.com
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