with Candice Hern
Join us on May 15, 2025 at 1PM EST
Candice will use fans from her collection to discuss this particular type of fan that was extremely popular during the Regency period. She will also give historical context to the style and size of the fans, as well as the materials and techniques used to make them.
RFW Members attend free; non-members just $5 USD.
The age old question of whether or not breeches had pockets in the 18th century is investigated and answered by best selling authors, Loretta Chase and Susan Holloway Scott, from Two Nerdy History Girls.
The British Post office has issued stamp booklets with illustrated covers for many years, and they ran two series showing costumes through the ages. These three were designed by Eric Stemp, printed by Harrisons & Sons Limited.
At the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, there is a wonderful summary of fashion in the 19th century. There’s a snippet below and more is available at their site.
Clothing in the Regency Period is the first part of a series here courtesy of the fantastic collection of information on Postal History at The Ozzie connection.
I love peeking into Jane Austen’s World to see the latest on Regency Fashion. Whenever there is an opening, I’ll post another fascinating item. Todays is a Banyan. Enjoy!
Regency Fashion: Banyan, a man’s dressing gown
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: I first learned of the existence of that small lady’s handbag, the reticule, from the novels of Georgette Heyer. Later, as a museum curator, I had the opportunity to see a number of actual Regency-era reticules, both in person and in museum photographs. As I continued to research these…