Regency
Ladies
The base of your Regency outfit is a shift or chemise, next comes the stays, then petticoat, chemisette (if daytime) and gown; and if outside, spencer or pelisse and bonnet.
If you are very new to costuming, and would like to hack the Regency look, rather than have something which is completely historically accurate, click here for a series of videos showing how you can hack the Regency look.
For links for items to be purchased from a dress maker please see our page here
For links for items to sew your own Regency clothing please see our page here
Gentlemen
The base of your Regency Gentlemen’s clothing is a cotton or linen shirt. On your legs are stockings, breeches or trousers and boots or shoes. On your top half you would have a cravat, waistcoat and jacket over the shirt. When outside a gentleman would wear a hat either a beaver or stove pipe (both early types of top hat) or bicorne hat, and possibly a caped greatcoat.
For links for Regency Gentlemen’s clothing to be purchased from a tailors please see our page here
For links for items to sew your own Regency Gentlemen’s clothing please see our page here
Georgian
Ladies
The base of your Georgian outfit is a cotton or linen shift/chemise, next comes the stays, then underpinnings (normally panniers, bum roll or rump), then under-petticoat, next the top petticoat (the skirt), and then you have a choice of caraco (short jacket), or a full length gown: robe a l’Anglaise, robe a la Française, robe a la Polonaise. Your outfit will be complete with a wig, cap and hat (normally a bergère or tricorn).
For links for items to be purchased from a mantua-maker please see our page here
For links for items to sew your own Georgian clothing please see our page here
A really good resource for Georgian dress making is The Yellow Nightgown Book. Which can be purchased from Etsy here
Gentlemen
The base of your Georgian Gentlemen’s clothing is a cotton or linen shirt. On your legs are stockings, breeches and boots or shoes. On your top half you would have a cravat, waistcoat and jacket over the shirt. When outside a gentleman would wear a hat: cocked hat (now called a tricorne) or beaver (early type of top hat).
For links for items to sew your own Georgian Gentlemen’s clothing please see our page here
General
Burnley and Trowbridge – This whole channel has useful sew-along/tutorial content for under layers and petticoats, they’re one of the American suppliers and really know their stuff
Click here for a place which offers an online PDF patterns printing services
A good basic/starter sewing machine is the JL110 Sewing Machine from John Lewis, which takes Janome parts.
Bonnets and Hats
Hats Period
Farthingale
Miss Benford’s Emporium
Shoes/Footwear
Foxblade Trading and Reenactment shoes
American Duchess
Andy Burke Shoes
Greek Sandal dance shoes
Photo credit Alan Kael Ball
Georgettes of Oxford 