Jane Austen Festival Australia: Regency Clothes

JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA
12-14 April 2019

Jane Austen Festival Australia is an annual celebration in Canberra where Austen and Napoleonic fans from all over Australia come and indulge themselves in everything Regency - including dancing, music, food, games, archery, fencing, theatre, promenades, grand balls, talks, workshops, costumes and books. This festival is now a regular part of the ACT Heritage Festival, Australian Heritage Week and is supported by the ACT Government, the Australian Costumers Guild and the Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy. Since its inception in 2008 this little festival has blossomed into one of the most delightful four days anyone could experience each April in an old and beautiful part of Canberra, the Federal capital of Australia.

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May 11, 2011

Men's Regency Tailcoat Workshop 21-22 May 2011, Canberra

We are running a one-off men's regency tailcoat workshop on the 21-22 May, using a new pattern that has just been released in the US and which is already receiving good reviews on its fit, historical accuracy and construction techniques.

We need a minimum of four people to enrol in this class for it to run. Can you please rsvp this week if you plan to attend, and make sure that enrolment fees are paid by this weekend so that we have time to purchase supplies and you have time to purchase your fabric. This workshop is open to both men and women who have sewing experience, a working sewing machine and time to get the project finished. Participants are welcome to sew the project by hand as was done historically, but may have to finish it in their own time.

Enrolment fees are to be paid online at http://www.regencyreproductions.com/classes.htm by the 15 May 2011. If the class does not have enough enrolments to run we will refund your fees in full on Monday 16 May 2011.

Sizes M, L & XL

July 09, 2009

Exhibition of Regency Costumes, Prints and Books

Clothing to be on display so far:

Black silk spencer, c.1810
Short cream mitts c. 1810
Man's linen shirt, c.1800
Roller-printed floral cotton bodice top (skirt missing), c.1820
Cotton bib-front daydress, c.1810
Silk bib-front daydress, c.1810
White muslin daydress, c.1820
Infant's nightgown, c.1820
Silk Ballgown with Pelerine, c.1830
Men's hand embroidered polychrome floral waistcoat, c.1780
Lady's leather dance slippers, c. 1830
Embroidered silk organza shawl, whitework, extremely fine and sheer, c. 1800
Blue chambray cotton girls round gown with ornate sleeves, c.1820
Corded stays (regency corset) c. 1830

The exhibition will run all festival, with costume researchers encouraged to book a time for up-close costume inspection for Monday 19 or Tuesday 20 April 2010.

We welcome loans of mannequins, dummies and display cases for the staging of this exhibition. Please phone Aylwen on 0409 817 623 if you can be of assistance. Click on picture for images of some of the collection.