1830s fashion

This evening dress appeared (in a different color) in La Belle Assemblée of June 1833.

Dress Date: ca. 1830 Culture: British Medium: silk Accession Number: 1971.47.1a, b

Purple silk damask dress worn by Elizabeth Evans Hoogewerff (1803-1888). Distinguishing features of this dress's construction include its fan-pleated bodice, sleeves, and draw-loom silk damask that dates to the 1740s.

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What was the well-dressed young woman wearing in the first half of 1833? I'm dividing this year in half just because I have a lovely selection of prints to share, and don't want to leave anything out! In January, she might be wearing a Morning Dress or Walking Dress as shown in The Court Magazine. I have the original text for these: "Morning Dress—Dress of chaly [challis], printed à colonnes, high body, with crossed plaits, plain back, laced; large full sleeves, tight to the elbow. Apron of…

Evening dress, 1830′s From the Turun museokeskus

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Victoria and Albert Museum: 1842, England; This dress is characteristic of fashionable styles from the early 1840s. The neckline is wide with a deep collar or ‘bertha’. The long, tight sleeves are typical of the 1840s, while the short over-sleeves recall the elaborate sleeves of the 1830s. The waist is lengthened in front with a point both front and back. The elaborate applied decorations of the 1830s are now no longer fashionable.

1835 Maria II by John Zephaniah Bell (location ?). From pinterest.com/libakolouch/malba-art-2/.

1830s

Today I’m excerpting from The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment: Dedicated to the Youth of Both Sexes by Elizabeth Celnart and translated from the Paris edition in 1833. The beautiful illustrations are from an 1836 issue of the famous French journal Le Bon Ton, which, oddly enough, can be found appended … Continue reading "Parisian Manners and Fashion in the 1830s"

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