Monthly Archives: May 2021
The Writer’s Guide to 1810s Men’s Fashion
Posted on May 28, 2021 7 Comments
While women’s Victorian fashions changed wildly between the decades, men’s styles had a more measured and lengthy progression. Each decade saw some changes from the previous one. It is easy to look at men’s fashions from this decade and see the influence they had on the modern suit. A splendid example of this clothing in […]
The Writer’s Guide to 1810’s Women’s Fashion
Posted on May 21, 2021 3 Comments
The 1810’s spanned the Empire era, which ended with the fall of Napoleon’s First French Empire in 1815, and the beginning of the Regency era, which started in 1811 with the regency of Britain’s Prince George. While the high-waisted classically inspired styles of the previous decade continued, a shift in focus to the Romantic Movement […]
The Writer’s Guide to 1800-1810 Men’s Fashion
Posted on May 14, 2021 4 Comments
Men’s fashions of the first decade of the 19th century were buffeted by the same winds of change that influenced women’s styles. The French Revolution had an outsized impact although the revolutions in Britain’s American colonies and Haiti influenced fashion as well. The Napoleonic War also had a large effect with various elements of military […]
The Writer’s Guide to 1800-1810 Women’s Fashion
Posted on May 7, 2021 35 Comments
The first decade of the 19th century is known as the Empire period, named after Napoleon’s First French Empire. It is also sometimes referred to as the Napoleonic era. Women’s clothing of this period is often called Jane Austen dress, since many of the author’s books were written and set during this decade. For an […]
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