Court Dress, June 1799

…favorite at court. A few foreign princes offered marriage, but the king refused all offers, and she never married. She died in 1840 at age 71. Her court dresses (along…

French Court Dress, April 1817

…the previous year. La Belle Assemblée published several French court dresses during this period, and I like to believe that these prints were specifically directed to the English court where…

Court Dress, July 1808

La Belle Assemblée, July 1808 “Court Dress as worn on his Majesty’s Birth Day” I realize, of course, that this was a Very Important Dress worn by a Very Important…

French Court Dress, September 1816

La Belle Assemblée, September 1816. “Parisian Court Dress.” I have often thought that there was so many French court dresses published in La Belle Assemblée in order to show the…

Court Dress, February 1797

Gallery of Fashion, February 1797. “Court Dress” This magnificent court dress would have been worn at the January Drawing Room in honor of the Queen’s Birthday. (Though her actual birthday…

Court Dress, January 1807

Le Beau Monde, January 1807. “Court Dresses for Her Majesty’s Birthday” This print is very special as it is one of the only prints I’ve ever seen that shows both…

Court Dress, July 1797

Gallery of Fashion, July 1797. “Court Dress” This court dress would have been worn at the June Drawing Room in honor of the King’s birthday. Unfortunately, the magazine does not…

Court Dress, July 1810

La Belle Assemblée, July 1810. “Court Dress as worn by a Lady of Distinction on His Majesty’s Birth-Day 1810” Most of the court dresses shown in magazine prints represent those…

Half Dress, Overview

…strictly formal. Prints labeled “Afternoon Dress” would be recognized as Half Dress. Dinner dresses and Opera dresses also were typically considered Half Dress, as neither dinner parties nor the theatre…

Full Dress January 1817

Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, January 1817. “Full Dress.” This dress is labeled as Full Dress, meaning a very formal evening dress. But it almost looks like a French court dress,…

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