White regency bib front dress
A chemise dress worn at the beginning of the 19th
Century made according to the extant gown from France,
1802 (Kyoto Costume Institute, pattern alternated from
Patterns of Fashion 1, p. 49) and made of cotton muslin
trimmed with an open work seam and a white simplified embroidery (next
photo). The dress
opens at the sides, the bodice is tied at the front by ties, a
front part is also tied with ties, which goes through two loops
at the back and are tied in the front, and the bib is pinned at
last. At the back there is a small pad, which keeps skirt from
revealing the arch of the lower back. The whole outfit is
completed with pink leather slippers, a woolen embroidered
Persian shawl and a set of jewelry (necklace, earrings,
bracelets and hairpin). Under the transparent dress there is a
cotton underdress made for early regency dress. |