Fashion Plate, November 1814

Evening Dress, Lady’s Magazine, November, 1814

Fashion plates were the portal to the fashion world for someone who wanted to know the latest styles in 1814. The young woman is seated on a chair with her feet on a footrest. She is bent over slightly, as if looking at her fan. She wears a white dress with an empire waistline, which is tied with a green ribbon. The scalloped hem is short enough to reveal a longer, pale green underskirt embellished with pink roses. Her Greek-inspired hair has pink and green decorations.