Regency Era Fashions - Ackermann's Repository 1826

All summer I've been posting some of the most amazing images found in the pages of Ackermann's Repository; which was a well know publication in England during the Regency period. My favorite have been the fancy Evening and Ball Dresses.  There is just something so romantic about balls from the days of old and I enjoy reading about them in the pages of romance novels.

My pick of the 1826 Ackermann's Repository fashions

I'm a big fan of all things Regency and love to scope out whats on the web regarding this time period.  I especially love finding fun bits and pieces that shed more light on how people lived at this time.  While puttering around I discovered a very interesting article on the use of chalk on Regency ballroom floors and could not resist sharing it with you.  The full article can be found HERE and I have to thank Kathryn Kane of Regency Redingote for sharing this fun bit of insight on ballroom practices at this time.

I constantly read in the pages of Regency romances how thin and soft the soles of ladies dancing slippers were and it appears that mens dancing shoes seemed to be a bit slick on a freshly polished wooden floor as well.  This being the case it was not uncommon for dancers to "chalk" the bottoms of their shoes to gain a bit of traction to keep from slipping excessively while they danced.  In some cases the entire ballroom floor was lightly chalked to ensure the safety of all the dancers.  And for extravagant balls artists were hired to chalk beautiful pattens on the ballroom floor that would then be slowly worn away as the dancers enjoyed themselves till dawn.  (That must have been an amazing site)

What a fun bit of Regency trivia.  And now when I look at some of the amazing Regency Ball Dresses I'll think about a beautifully chalked floor to go along with them.  Maybe one day I'll even read about a chalked ballroom floor in a romance novel.  I might even create a fun Regency scene using some of the Ackermann ladies and the concept of a "chalked" ballroom floor -  giggles.

Now on to the fashions - Enjoy!

 Ackermann's Repository 1826 Fashion Plates

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - January Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - January Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - February Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - February Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - March Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - March Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - April Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - April Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - May Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - May Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - June Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 7 - June Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - July Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - July Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - August Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - August Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - September Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - September Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - October Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - October Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - November Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - November Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - December Issue

1826 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 8 - December Issue

  

And for those who can't get enough period information on these dresses,
here is the actual Ackermann's fashion article for the two September  fashion plates.

Fashion descriptions for the the September 1826 fashion plates

I 'm a bit sad that the fashion plates for Ackermann's Repository are 

coming to a quick end - just two more years left to post.

However I still have many other great Ackermann's finds to post in the up-coming months.

I even have several period ghost stories that they published that will be perfect for the month of October, so please keep checking back in to see all the other fun Regency stuff yet to be shared.

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If you missed any of the previous Regency fashion plates 

here are some quick links to for you.

 Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815

Series 1 -  Vol 1 & 2  - 1809
Series 1 -  Vol 3 & 4  - 1810
Series 1 -  Vol 5 & 6  - 1811
Series 1 -  Vol 7 & 8  - 1812 
Series 1 -  Vol 9 & 10 - 1813
Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814
Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14  - 1815

The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion

(this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies)

Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822

Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816

Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817

Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818

Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819

Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820

Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821

Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822

Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue

(this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from 

series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.)

 

Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828

Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823

Series 3 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1824

Series 3 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1825

Series 3 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1826 - current post

Series 3 (1827 & 1828) still to be posted

Till our next Regency adventure...

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If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository 

and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself 

they are are available on line at www.archive.org

Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in.

You can then see and read them online or download 

them to your computer for future reference.

Enjoy!