Regency Fashions – 1808

An authentic 1808 hand-colored fashion engraving titled “London Fashionable Full Dress” at the bottom. This historical print from the early 19th-century Regency era features text at the top indicating it was “Engraved for the Lady’s Magazine.” The illustration showcases a woman in high-society evening attire, wearing a classic white empire waist gown adorned with a vertical line of oval embroidered details down the center front. She is draped in a long, flowing deep green shawl and wears a yellow and green turban-style headdress with a sheer white veil. Beside her, a young child in a simple white dress is seated on the floor, leaning against an ornate neoclassical chair with golden sphinx-like armrests. This rare historical plate serves as an exceptional resource for antique fashion print collectors, textile historians, and Regency era enthusiasts.

Credit: The Claremont Colleges