tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post8900703623878686856..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Fashions for February 1814Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-1585715995400473292018-02-13T17:06:58.385-05:002018-02-13T17:06:58.385-05:00Liz, thank you for mentioning the BBC program on Y...Liz, thank you for mentioning the BBC program on YouTube. I finally found a block of time in which to watch it, and it was so interesting to watch the way everything was created--and how much work was involved!Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144208933494829602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12080634135155110202018-02-01T19:10:32.666-05:002018-02-01T19:10:32.666-05:00Just watched the BBC "Having a Ball" on ...Just watched the BBC "Having a Ball" on Youtube. The discussion of 1813 fashions for men and women is fascinating. Amanda Vickery and Alastair Sooke, are two of my favourite BBC historians/presenters.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550076661380685327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13806028568641179612018-02-01T14:31:22.970-05:002018-02-01T14:31:22.970-05:00One wonders why more women didn't freeze to de...One wonders why more women didn't freeze to death in the light fabrics of the Regency. Shawls were de rigeur for good reason, and cloaks a necessity, not just a fashion statement. And when damped muslin was the craze, even Napoleon objected. Ladies were dying of pneumonia. The Spencer jacket was a welcome addition, I'm sure. The styles were lovely to look at, but not very warm, even with underpinnings as another layer.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-52315166811121812022018-02-01T10:20:58.240-05:002018-02-01T10:20:58.240-05:00That walking dress still looks too damn cold for F...That walking dress still looks too damn cold for February!Kristina Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872346257432969027noreply@blogger.com