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…

…but the court ladies must have been thrilled to wear more stylish gowns at court, without the odd silhouette of high waistlines with hoop skirts that had been required during…

…as the high-waisted Regency court dresses. Most prints show the court dress straight on, so that it looks like a wide circular hooped gown. This print shows the figure at…

Fashions of London and Paris, January 1799. “Court Dress, Queen’s Birth Day, January 18, 1799.” The monarch’s birthday has always been celebrated in June, regardless of his or her true…

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…

…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…

…court, which is why ambassadors to Britain are called Ambassdor to the Court of St. James. George IV was born at St. James’s Palace. In 1809 parts of the palace…

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…

…After the restoration of the Bourbon family to the monarchy in 1814, French court dresses seen in prints show many of the same elements of English court dress, including lappets….

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…