Dress, illustrating a ribbon capelet, shirred ribbons on the bodice, a narrow waist emphasized by ribbons, double decker sleeves (with decoration on the wrists), an increased focus on the back design, and the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem…
Morning Walking Dress, illustrating the Betsy collar (Elizabethan revival ruffle),headwear, shoes, redingote and muff (published for La Belle Assemblee by Mrs. Bell)
Elaborate plaid cape, illustrating the use of ribbon and geometric decoration, and increasingly elaborate hats, utilizing feathers and ribbon (published for Modes de Paris)
Dress for the Italian Opera, illustrating a 2 piece dress, with plaid skirt and blouse, including puffed sleeves, a shirred bodice, and loosely ruffled collar, waist emphasized by ribbon/belt, a ruffled hemline. The straw hat is decorated with…
Evening Dress, illustrating an elaborate Elizabethan revival ruffled collar, leg-of-mutton sleeves and widening shoulders overall, the waist emphasized by a belt and hats decorated with ribbons, flowers, and feathers.
Walking and Evening Dress for October 1823, shirred ribbons on the bodice, a narrow waist emphasized by ribbons or cummerbund, double decker sleeves more detailed and geometric decoration, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, and the use of…
Evening Dress, illustrating leg-of-mutton sleeves and widening shoulders overall, the waist emphasized by a belt, lace shawls, geometric decoration towards the hem, and hats decorated with plaid ribbons, feathers, and lace (published for Modes de…
Dinner Dress, showing widening shoulders with loose leg-of-mutton sleeves, a decorated bodice, the waist defined by a belt, with pattern throughout the dress and near the hem. The hairstyle is elaborate, and a turban-inspired bonnet is also…
Afternoon Home Dress, demonstrating the increasing importance of receiving visitors in the home. The dress has widening and ruffled shoulders with decoration at the end of the sleeve, the bodice is trimmed with decoration, and there is an emphasis of…
