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,…

…accepted a position at court as “Second Keeper of the Robes” for Queen Charlotte. Unhappy at court, she requested and received release from her position in 1790 due to ill…

…black, these are clearly for half-mourning. The king’s brother, the Duke of Gloucester, had died on August 25, and full court mourning was proclaimed on September 1. Full, deep mourning…

…of some worn at Court are enormous.” In that same year, the character of Lord Foppington in Sheridan’s comedy, A Trip to Scarborough, says that whereas buckles used to be…

…be a requirement of gentlemen’s court dress throughout the 19th century. Figure 1: Pair of knee buckles with tooled pinchbeck bezels, close-set paste stones on sterling backs, and steel chapes…

…Chamberlain’s announcement, court mourning for her was to last until January 11. But that date had been extended an additional 3 weeks “in compliment to the deceased Queen of France.”…

…published, probably late December, full court mourning was still observed in the upper levels of society. However, the “General Observations on Fashion and Dress” in this issue of the magazine…

…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…

…activities, including day wear, evening wear, and specialty fashions such as court dress, riding habit, and mourning dress. Terms such as undress, half dress and full dress will be explained…

Fashions of London and Paris, April 1805. “London. April 1805.” The black dress is named as for court mourning, which is when the Lord Chamberlain designates a time for public…