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18th December 19, 12:26 PM
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I had assumed upper class simply due to it being Jane Austen.
There were magazines which showed the latest fashions, month by month, which anyone who was anyone would have organised the viewing of, arranging for a visit to someone who's sister, or cousin might post to them, or even arranging with the housekeeper of a house situated where such things might be obtained from a newsagent for a copy to be obtained and posted, or even sent in a hamper being returned to a country estate from a 'town house'.
Anyone travelling North would be quizzed on the latest innovations, the length of sleeve, height and shape of neckline being worn by the ladies, the latest way to tie a cravat or the subtle alteration in the shape of a hat or lapel.
The era is, fortunately, not so rigidly corseted as some, but it is too early for the espousal of all things Scottish which happened in the reign of Victoria.
There were 'gentleman farmers' who had land but needed to generate income from it by their own management, and often labour, and who Jane Austen set firmly in their place even when they cleaned up, dressed correctly and showed that they knew how to behave in polite society.
If your personas are moving in society, in the first quarter of the 19th century, or even up to 1837 they would have done everything possible to dress a la mode, have their hair done in the latest style, and even to minimise their accent, if they had one.
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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18th December 19, 01:13 PM
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I do wonder what aspect of the clothing that was being worn at the time was the tartan pattern. Did the women just wear a sash or was it a skirt or an entire outfit? Did the men just wear a waistcoat. A kilt? Trues? I honestly have not found any indicators of a Tartan being worn with the Regency style of dress.
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19th December 19, 01:06 AM
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 Originally Posted by Kearnold02
I do wonder what aspect of the clothing that was being worn at the time was the tartan pattern. Did the women just wear a sash or was it a skirt or an entire outfit? Did the men just wear a waistcoat. A kilt? Trues? I honestly have not found any indicators of a Tartan being worn with the Regency style of dress.
You need to bear in mind that during the Regency era Highland Dress was essentially dressing up clothing for most, not something worn every day. It's unlikely that anyone, certainly not a Lowlander, would have worn the kilt or trews as everyday garb. Ditto women wearing a sash. If a woman wore a tartan skirt or suit it would have been something fashionable but in tartan, forget any clan affiliation.
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