There’s just something about a well dressed gentleman in a cravat! If you missed the first part of this series, you can find links at the bottom of this post. As we talk about fashion and dress, it is easy to forget about the gentlemen. So let’s take a few moments to talk about their mode of dress. As with ladies, menswear also had categories of Undress, Half Dress and Full Dress. Undress meant informal, … Continue reading →
Get ready to drool–and maybe raise a few eyebrows–at ball gowns of Austen’s day. If you missed the first part of this series, you can find links at the bottom of this post. Now that we’ve been instructed on the proper style of dress to wear to a ball and on the finer points of good taste, lets dig into the ball gowns themselves for a bit, shall we? Ball gowns in a nutshell As … Continue reading →
Most are not born with good taste, they must learn it from someone like A Lady of Distinction. If you missed the first part of this series, you can find links at the bottom of this post. Given the very negative impact dressing improperly could have on a young lady in society, one could hardly blame said young ladies and their mothers for seeking advice from those who might know better than themselves. Enter ‘A … Continue reading →
Undress, Half Dress or Full Dress. What’s the difference and why did it matter? This month the focus is all about the Netherfield Ball. And what are a young lady’s first thoughts about when invited to a ball? What to wear of course! Not surprisingly, the sort of ball being held would determine appropriate dress for the evening. An event like the Meryton Assembly, a public ball, might only call for ‘half dress’, nice by … Continue reading →
Though nearly all of Jane Austen’s works end with a wedding, she does not spend much time detailing the weddings themselves, much less the wedding dresses. Modern brides often spend a great deal of effort and money on the wedding dress and expect to wear it only once. Honestly, it is hard to imagine another event where wearing one’s wedding dress might be appropriate. Not exactly the sort of thing you’d wear to dinner, right? … Continue reading →
