…was allowed to attend social functions while in mourning for a member of the royal court, as long as one showed respect in one’s dress. Such would not be the…

…in my collection are specifically labeled “Indoor Morning Dress,” while a great many are labeled “Morning Walking Dress,” ie an outdoor ensemble. Indoor morning dresses are almost always white, relatively…

Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, December 1810. “Evening Mourning Dress” This mourning dress honors the death of Princess Amelia, youngest child of King George III, who had died on November 2,…

…bombasine, crape, long lawn, and plain muslin for dress; and dark Norwich crape for undress. These materials are adopted by all fashionable people; and the mourning dresses, of which a…

…the magazine as follows: “Fig. 1.–WALKING DRESS. White dress of cambric, with a transparent sleeve buttoned up the arm; buff gloves; bonnet of pink silk; an outside dress ornamented with…

…former wife of Napoleon and first empress of France, dies at age 50. June 2: England’s Princess Charlotte, having come of age, is formally presented at Court. June 21: The…

…Breeches also continued to be a requirement of gentlemen’s court dress throughout the 19th century. The image is a detail of a “Costume Parisien” print from the French magazine Journal…

…the excellent Google Arts and Culture project, which everyone should explore, that includes lots of excellent articles and slide shows on fashion.) Court Dress and Uniform (Good overview on Wikipedia.)…

…fan. This is not a court dress — Napoleon would not declare himself Emperor for another year — but is an opulent enough ensemble to have been seen in one…

…will indicate evening and/or walking dress, and sometimes the magazine text indicates full or walking dress. In this case, there is no identification of the type of dress on the…