Mrs. Hursts Blue Morning Gown

One of my least favorite gowns in Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Hurst seems to wear this gown a lot. I don't have a picture of the back of this dress, but you can assume that the back is basically a typical Regency dress back.

Front: The fabric of the dress is light blue with a silver fancy diamond pattern. There are six buttons in the front, but these buttons appear to be decorations. This dress is also accessorized with a lace collar, lace shawl/fichu, and mob cap.

Front/Partial Side View: There's a slight puff to the long sleeve. You can also see a full picture of the lace shawl/fichu.

Charlotte Lucas's Evening Gown

Charlotte wears this dress during evening dinners or parties. I didn't get a full picture of the dress, but the pictures I did get would be enough to get a good idea what the dress is like.

Close-up Front View: There is a little split in the sleeves, like it had been pleated so that there is that split. You can also see there is a ribbon in the middle of the neckline. The print of the fabric is striped with dark blue (or navy) and light blue with gold dots that appear to run across the dress like there was ribbon there. The neck line also appears to have a little bit of lace and a darker under dress (there are two parts of this dress which is discussed below).

Partial Full View: A bit cut off, but still provides a lot of detail. The dress is made up of two parts: an overlay and an underdress. The overlay has the navy, light blue, and gold fabric, while the dress has a dark blue (though I'm not sure I would call it navy) with darker blue dots. You can also see the direction the fabric pattern is going for the overlay in this picture.

Side View: Around the slit in the sleeve, there is a gold pattern running down the sleeve. I would say it was a fabric ribbon decoration, since you can still see the pattern through the ribbon. There is also a gold tassel hanging down from the middle of the sleeve. It's hard to see in this picture, but it looks like there is a similar opening on the back of the skirt as there is on the front.

There doesn't appear to be a front or back opening to the overlay, but I would assume that the openings would be on the underdress and that this dress just fits on top of the underdress.

Jane Austen Week - Friday: So many dresses!

So, for Friday's post for Jane Austen week... Dresses! Have you ever watched a Jane Austen movie (or another Regency movie) and thought "That dress looks familiar..."? Well, a lot of times with period dramas, costumes are reused over and over again. Here are some of the dresses that you might have noticed!

The source for all of these is Recycled Movie Costumes. There are so many other dresses there: if you have time, take a look at their website! I've only got ten of the dresses listed here. Note: Some of the pictures that Recycled Movie Costumes for the dresses weren't as detailed as I would have liked them to be, so there are some different pictures than what Recycled Movie Costumes has.

Dress #1

Elinor Dashwood's plaid dress from Sense and Sensibility (1995). 

You may also have seen Elinor's dress in Mansfield Park (2007) on Fanny Price or on Henrietta Musgrove in Persuasion (2007)

Dress #2

This brown dress was both in Sense and Sensibility (2008) on Marianne Dashwood and in Pride and Prejudice (2005) on Elizabeth Bennet. The waistline on this dress is low for the Regency era, however.

Dress #3

This dress was seen on Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (1995) and on Lady Bertram in Mansfield Park (1999)
Note: I have not seen this version of Mansfield Park, but I have heard that there are some mature things that go on in that version (I'm not going to get into the details of what I've heard). I have no interest in seeing that version nor would I recommend it.

Dress #4

Miss Bingley's dress from Pride and Prejudice (1995)

You may also have seen this dress in Lost in Austen on Lady Catherine de Bourgh or in Emma (2009) on the new Mrs. Elton.

Dress #5

Okay, not a dress, but the same spencer was on Kitty Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (1995) and on Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007)

Dress #6

Caroline Bingley from Pride and Prejudice (1995) and Elizabeth Elliot from Persuasion (2007) both wore the same dress.

Dress #7

Mrs. Dashwood's dress from Sense and Sensibility (1995)

You may also have seen this dress on Lady Ludlow (Cranford (2007)

Or on Lady Bertram in Mansfield Park (2007). Sorry about this, but while I was making the images, I made an error and put in the wrong picture. This is the correct one.

Dress #8

In two different versions of Emma (1996, 2009), this dress was on both Jane Fairfaxes in, I believe, the same scene.

Dress #9

You may have seen this dress on Mrs. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice (1995)...

...or in Emma (1996) on Mrs. Weston...

...or on Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) or on Pet Meagles (Little Dorrit)

Dress #10

This dress was seen both on Mrs. Weston (Emma (2009)) and on Fanny Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility (2008))

What did you think of this post? Were there any dresses that you've seen and liked and never realized they were in another period drama? Have you've noticed this in period dramas?

God Bless,
 



Elizabeth Bennet's Summer White Gown

Full Front View: The fabric is partially see through, so a petticoat is required for this dress. There is trim at the bottom of the dress that runs perpendicular to the design of the fabric (more on the fabric design below). The sleeves are 3/4 sleeves.

Front View: The lines of the fabric run vertically on the dress. There is not much of a puff to the sleeve.

Back View: There are four buttons to fasten the back together. The back of the skirt is gathered.

Partial Side View/Front View: The front of the bodice is gathered a little bit.

Jane Bennet's Grey Pelisse/Gown

This grey pelisse (or gown?) of Jane Bennet's can be seen while she is inside Longbourn or outside (which I think is a little unusual since pelisses are usually worn outside). It seems to have some of the qualities of a pelisse (like the buttoned bodice), but it also has some qualities of being a regular gown (it was worn during a meal).

Front View: The front has a buttoned down bodice. There are two buttons going down the bodice, but then at the empire waist, there are two more buttons to hold the dress together. There's also a separate collar that comes out at the neckline.

Details of the collar: There's a lot of fine white embroidery on the collar. The edge is not a straight edge, but has a fancy "zig zag" detailed edge. This picture is also a screenshot from a meal time at Longbourn.

Back: The back resembles a classic pelisse. There is also a puff to the top of the sleeve.

Georgiana Darcy's Pemberly Gown

This is the dress that Georgiana wears when Elizabeth, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner visit Pemberly for an evening.

Close Front View: The gown is fastened in the front, which suggests that the back is one piece with no buttons. There are six buttons that are visible in the picture (maybe 1-3 got cut off?)

Front/Side View: You can see more of the front of the dress here.

Partial Back View: This was the best picture I could get of the back. You do get to see more of the shawl here, though!

Side View: In this picture, you can see that there is a transparent overlay to Georgiana's gown.

Elizabeth Bennet's Pemberly Gown

This white gown was first seen on Elizabeth at the Assembly Room ball, then at Netherfield, and then at Pemberly.

Full Front View: There seems to be an overlay to this gown (which would be the white part). The underskirt looks like a light tan color.

Front View Close-up: You can see more how the bodice is constructed. There are two side fronts and a front. The side fronts are decorated with intricate embroidery, which also appears on the sleeves.

Closer View of Front: You can see a little more of the embroidery work here.

Elizabeth Bennet's Netherfield Ball Gown

This is one of my favorite dresses. It's clean, simple, elegant, and very pretty!

Front View (Close-up): The gathering along the bodice seems to be fanned out. The fabric also appears to have a glossy spotted pattern to it.

Front View/Side View: Here is a fuller view of the front. Along the skirt, it seems that the pattern has lines running up and down. Perhaps the lines are made out of the glossy spots?

Back View: Instead of gathered, the back part of the skirt appears to be pleated.

Front Full View: It's hard to tell in this picture, but in the video it looks like the dress is made up of a cream colored overlay and a lighter colored (almost white?) underskirt. There appears to be a little bit of a pattern at the bottom of the overlay.

Jane Bennet's Netherfield Ball Gown

Here is Jane's pink Netherfield Ball Dress. The Netherfield Ball is the only time that you see this dress.

Front View: It might be a little hard to see, but there is a triangle shape in the middle of the bodice. There seem to be darts or pleats that follow the shape of the neckline down the bodice.

Side/Back View: The bottom of the sleeve doesn't seem to cling to the arm: it is a little open. You can't see the back opening well in this picture, so I included a better picture of the back.

Back View: Here's the better picture of the back. There doesn't appear to be visible buttons; I would assume that it is closed with hooks and eyes.

Mary Bennet's Blue Ball Gown

Mary Bennet only seems to have one evening dress: this same blue dress. It's a really plain dress, so I really don't have too much to say about this dress.

Front Views: It's a plain dress. There's a little white middle section to the bodice that is tightly gathered., but other than that, there's nothing really extraordinary about this dress.

Side View

Elizabeth Bennet's Red Evening Dress

Elizabeth seems to wear this dress at dinners or in the evening, but not for any balls. She is also seen wearing this dress at Rosings.

Front Views: The top picture is more of a fuller view, so that's why I included it. I don't have any pictures of the full dress. It's a red dress with a pattern, but there does seem to be a hint of white all around the dress.

Closer Picture of Lace: She has a little bit of lace along the neckline. You can't see the details in the fuller views, so I included this picture.

Partial Back View: This was the best picture I could find with the back view. It looks like it would be a typical Regency back with matching buttons. It doesn't appear to be tightly gathered as some Regency dresses are.