London Dresses – Spring 1808

Three women in London dresses for April. The woman on the left stands facing the viewer with her head is in profile. She wears a white bonnet with two white feathers on top and white, oval earrings and a matching necklace. Her white, full-length dress has a gathered empire waist and long, dotted, white sleeves. She wears a gray-blue coat with short sleeves and she wears white, pointed shoes.

The woman in the center has her back to the viewer with her face in profile. She wears a red headscarf or bonnet with red flowers and green leaves on it. She is adorned with white, oval earrings. Her white, full-length dress has an empire waist and square neck. The bodice is pleated to created more volume. The dress is short sleeved with two bows on each sleeve. The back of her dress has five white bows down the center and has a small train. She wears amber-colored gloves, which reach just past her elbow and a pair of white, pointed shoes.

The woman on the right faces right with her whole body in profile. She wears an amber-colored bonnet or hat with pleats. A white feather decorates the top of the hat. She wears double-stranded, long dangling earrings. She wears a white, full length dress with a “V-shape” neck and an empire waist. Most of the dress is covered by her amber-colored, full length, long sleeved coat. She wears a pair of white gloves and a pair of black, pointed, flat shoes.

Credit: The Claremont Colleges