Well dear hearts - 1828 was the last year for Ackermann's Repository and so this will be
the last set of Regency Fashion plates from that British periodical.
the last set of Regency Fashion plates from that British periodical.
I'm still enthralled by all the ribbons, lace and fripperies these fashion plates have recorded as their snap-shot of what real Regency fashions were like. It's been a fun treat to share with you all the lovely dresses be they; morning, walking, promenade, evening, ball, wedding, carriage, mourning or fancy dress. I just can't imagine what it was like to change clothes multiple times a day as those who were well off did back then.
I truly adore the colored plates I've been privileged to see, especially when considered that each and every one of them was hand colored - that just blows me away. There were thousands of these magazines printed every month and 30+ hand colored prints in every issue. Just think, no two of these colored plates is exactly alike. I've seen several originals available for sale on eBay and will probably buy a few to frame and display since I love them so very much. But most of all I'm thrilled to have a full 20 year set of these in digital form to play with as I create fun art in Photoshop.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing these fun fashion plates as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you. Please remember to check back in as I post other interesting bits and pieces from Ackermann's Repository that you might find as fascinating as I do.
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| My pick of the 1828 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates |
I could not resist choosing this as my pick for the 1828 fashion plates since it depicts a
costume that would be worn to a Fancy Dress Ball - how fun is that!
(this plate shows a Sclavonian (Prussian) regional costume and would have been perfect
for a Regency Fancy Dress Ball that had an ethnic theme).
Masquerades and Fancy Dress Balls were an exciting change of pace for those
of the Regency but the two should not be confused.
A Masquerade would be one where the participants would wear a mask and would
be a bit more relaxed and risque than a regular ball or a fancy dress ball.
Fancy Dress balls allowed the participants to dress in fun costume but the identity of all would have been known just as if they were attending a regular ball. Some Fancy Dress Balls may have been themed and others just an open call for fancy dress of one's choosing. Either way the participants faces would not have been covered as depicted in this period poem
by the Regency dance master - Thomas Wilson
Fancy dress balls must as the next appear,
And what they really are you now shall hear.
Fancy Dress Balls, some people likewise name
Characteristic, and think they are the same;
(But Characteristic as I just have said,
Is meant to signify a Masquerade,)
A Fancy Dress Balls that, where every guest
Is in appropriate costume strictly dres't;
The face to shew the character, and age
They paint, as is the custom of the stage;
The mask's forbid the countenance to aid,
For "Fancy Ball" means not a "Masquerade."
And what they really are you now shall hear.
Fancy Dress Balls, some people likewise name
Characteristic, and think they are the same;
(But Characteristic as I just have said,
Is meant to signify a Masquerade,)
A Fancy Dress Balls that, where every guest
Is in appropriate costume strictly dres't;
The face to shew the character, and age
They paint, as is the custom of the stage;
The mask's forbid the countenance to aid,
For "Fancy Ball" means not a "Masquerade."
-- Thomas Wilson, The Danciad. London, 1824.
I hope you enjoy this final set of Ackermann Repository Fashions for 1828 !
Ackermann's Repository 1828 Fashion Plates
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - January Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - January Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - February Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - February Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - March Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - March Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - April Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - April Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - May Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - May Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - June Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 11 - June Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - July Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - July Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - August Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - August Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - September Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - September Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - October Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - October Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - November Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - November Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - December Issue |
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| 1828 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 12 - December Issue |
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Please note that the two November dresses are black Mourning costumes
and the first December costume is Half-Mourning of lavender and black.
This was due to the Death of Royal Princess Charlotte who died in October of 1828.
Though married and living in Germany; she was the oldest daughter of the previous British King George III and Queen Charlotte and the sister of the current King George IV.
Ackermann's Repository did not publish any notice of this but it would have been
why these mourning fashions were being shown. - Just thought you'd like to know too.
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Ackermann's Repository printed their notice of final issue in the Dec 1828 issue
so the public would know there were to be no more issues from that point forward.
However a new publication call the Repository of Fashion was to replace the current
Ackermann's Repository going forward according to the notice printed.
I thought you might get a kick out of reading that notice as well as the attached information for professional binders to place the plates when converting the individual magazines into book volumes.
I have found that in 1829 Ackermann's Repository of Fashion was published but
in January of 1830 Mr Ackermann suffered a stroke and due to health issues the
Repository of Fashion merged with La Belle Assemblee.
Ackermann's Repository of Fashion 1829 can be seen online HERE
I hope you have enjoyed another journey into real Regency fashions as we end
this final 20th year installment of Ackermann's Repository.
Here are the quick and easy links to the previous fashions from 1809 - 1827
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
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
(this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies)
Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822
(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 11 & 12 - 1828 (current posting)
Ghost Ladies of the Regency
(A whimsical piece of artwork I created using several Ackermann's Repository images.)
(A whimsical piece of artwork I created using several Ackermann's Repository images.)
Thanks for following along with my Ackermann's Repository
Regency Fashion Series and please remember to check back for all the other
fun non-fashion items from Ackermann's Ill be posting in the near future.
Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com
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!
