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Regency Era Gowns and Dresses

We're continuously developing this line of elegant Regency era gowns and dresses. Here you can find gowns inspired by your favorite Jane Austen books, or movies, such as Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Also known as the Federalist or Napoleonic era, The Regency era filled women's closets with romantic dresses, delicate curves and lots of femininity.

The Regency era, which took place from roughly 1790-1820, focused on Greek-inspired styles in fashion. Empire waists and lightweight, often gauzy fabrics were extremely popular, and women wore three layers: A chemise, corset and gown - with or without a Spencer jacket. There were no harsh angles from pervious years of fashion, the style was curvy and romantic.

Popular headwear styles included poke bonnets, straw cartwheel hats and feathers. Women wore their hair in ringlets and delicate wisps around the face.

 

Regency slips

Available in solid colors in broadcloth cotton

Broadcloth, back closure with natural shell buttons. Please specify neckline as rounded or square. Please specify ruffled cotton cluny or gathered eyelet lace trim for hem. Lace trim style of choice may vary.

1815 Corset
Base price $260

made from sturdy cotton herringbone coutil, which comes in either white or unbleached beige. For an extra $26, we can cover the coutil with a more decorative fabric.

After the French Revolution clothing styles became much simpler and natural, leaving behind the heavy panniers, hip rolls and cinched-in waists of previous Rococo or Georgian eras. This Regency period corset allows support for the bust and posture without being constricting in the waist and ribs. It is lightly boned with panels added for the natural roundness of the bust and hips. The boning and shape of panels produces a high round bosom which allows for the raised empire waistlines of the gowns of that period.

This corset is perfect for those wanting to create the look of a Jane Austen heroine.

The bones are made of steel and held in place with a special bone casing that helps keep the ends from poking out. The flat steel bones are coated with plastic to prevent wear to the fabric. Bones on curved seams are spiral for flexibility, according to the shape of the period. Unless you request otherwise, the brass or nickel grommets will be located in the back. The grommet strip is attached with a separate seam to allow for some adjustability in size. It is reinforced with a strip of Ultrasuede fabric to support the grommets. A corset fits properly if the grommet strips are between 1-3” from touching. For comfort, a placket of fabric is sewn in between the grommets and your skin. This corset comes with a white corset lacing that looks like a really long athletic shoe string. This corset is trimmed at top and bottom with piped cording. This acts as a drawstring to snug up the edges of your corset, as well as finish the edges nicely. The cording can be made of contrasting fabric--stripes are particularly lovely


1815 corset tech drawing


1815 corset style silhouette

1815 Corset
Base price $260

Fabric upgrade: $26


Regency dresses

Customers can choose from a rounded or square neckline and may determine their preferred sleeve length: Short, long or 3/4 length

Bodices are fully lines and closure is in the back via buttons and hand made button loops. Trim may vary and can be done with ruffled lace or flat lace. Trim can be applied to the neckline, too.



Spencer Jacket Options

Darcy Jacket:
No collar, pointed back with button pleat

Woodhouse jacket :
Stand-up collar, Empire straight waist

Spencer Jackets

We offer Spencer jackets with different collar styles. All Spencer jackets are fully lined. Materials best suited are cotton twill, linen, suiting, medium weight wool.

Dashwood Jacket :
romantic flat collar, pointed back with tassel