Fashion Plate, September 1812
Subject
Illustration
Title
Fashion Plate, September 1812
Date
September 1812
Description
Evening Dress.
Fashion plates showed women and their dressmakers what fashionable society was wearing in London and Paris (National Portrait Gallery). In 1812, a neoclassical look with tubular silhouette, empire waist, and open neckline reigned for London’s evening events. The dress shown features sleeves that are gathered at intervals with pink ribbons. The figure’s hair is arranged “a la grecque” in a bun with curls framing her face and a floral headpiece. Accessories include a gold necklace, earrings, fan, and gloves. The neoclassical theme is reinforced by the bench on which the figure is sitting.
References
National Portrait Gallery, “Fashion Plates Introduction.” Available at: https://www.npg.org.uk/research/fashionplates/fashion-plates-introduction
Fashion plates showed women and their dressmakers what fashionable society was wearing in London and Paris (National Portrait Gallery). In 1812, a neoclassical look with tubular silhouette, empire waist, and open neckline reigned for London’s evening events. The dress shown features sleeves that are gathered at intervals with pink ribbons. The figure’s hair is arranged “a la grecque” in a bun with curls framing her face and a floral headpiece. Accessories include a gold necklace, earrings, fan, and gloves. The neoclassical theme is reinforced by the bench on which the figure is sitting.
References
National Portrait Gallery, “Fashion Plates Introduction.” Available at: https://www.npg.org.uk/research/fashionplates/fashion-plates-introduction
Source
Donor: Elizabeth Brown
Identifier
URI 2011.13.84G
Contributor
Hannah Wood
Creator
No. 45 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. 1 Septr. 1812 at 101 Strand, London.
Publisher
No. 45 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. 1 Septr. 1812 at 101 Strand, London.
Collection
Citation
No. 45 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. 1 Septr. 1812 at 101 Strand, London., “Fashion Plate, September 1812,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 18, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/413.