The broader Regency period 1795 to 1820, stands alone as an incredible moment in fashion history, unlike anything that went before it. For the first time England became a fashion influence, especially for menswear, and became the toast of Paris, as court dress became secondary to the season-by-season flux of fashion as we know it today. Sarah Jane Downing explores the fashion revolution and the innovation that inspired a flood of fashions taking influence from far afield. It was an era of contradiction immortalised by Jane Austen, who adeptly used the new-found diversity of fashion to enliven her characters: Wickham’s military splendour; Mr Darcy’s understated elegance; and Miss Tilney’s romantic fixation with white muslin.

Author: Downing, Sarah
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen
Pages: 00064 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2011-08-23
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780747807674
Category: Antiques & Collectibles : Textiles & Costume