Dinner Dress – 1826

Regency Era Dinner Party Dress from The Lady’s Magazine 1826

This authentic 1826 hand-colored fashion engraving, invented by Miss Pierpoint and engraved by William Hopwood for London’s The Lady’s Magazine, showcases an elegant evening costume from the late Regency period. The illustration features a singular standing female figure wearing a high-waisted, primrose yellow satin dinner gown. The dress is characterized by its transitioning Empire waistline, featuring an intricately textured lattice-work trim at the hem and structured, puffed white gigot sleeves that define the emerging style of the late Georgian era.

Antique British Evening Couture and Late Georgian Fashion Accessories

The historical ensemble is accessorized with a delicate, pink-bordered checkered shawl or scarf draped lightly over the shoulders, complementing the formal indoor setting. The lady’s hair is styled in an elaborate period coiffure resembling the Apollo knot, adorned with tight curls, and paired with drop earrings and a golden choker necklace. The lower margin preserves the original copperplate typography identifying the dressmaker and publication details, making this antique lithograph an essential primary source for Regency reenactors and historical costume illustrators.