1840s fashion

I am currently writing a story set in 1840s Yorkshire castle. My protagonist, Amelia, always wears dashing dresses, even if a don’t describe them (unfortunately I can’t describe every s…

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1850. Evening Dresses, Godeys, May

Ladies' Companion May 1857 LAPL

by Susan Jarrett The Romantic period derives its name from Romanticism- a term used to describe a movement in art, literature, and music that valued freedom of expression. Romanticism began in…

So, last week I made a silly mistake and published two Rate the Dresses. I noticed it a few hours later and withdrew the one I hadn’t meant to publish. So most of you only saw the 1780s pastel polonaised froof that I left up (and most of didn’t particularly care for it and rated it a not-very inspiring 5.2 out of 10). But some of you did get a sneak-peek at this week’s Rate the Dress, so have had all week to think about whether you like it or not.. 1840s dresses can be a bit, well, plain and…

Let's take a quick look at what the Early Victorian woman of fashion would have ideally worn, courtesy of some plates from The New Monthly Belle Assemblee. It should be noted that only a minority of women wore clothes like this made of fine fabrics and intended for very specific occasions. Even most of the women who read this magazine might have seen them as more to be aspired to than actually worn! As usual, the person who wrote the original descriptions of these plates interlarded the text…