First things first—we must decide what we’re going to wear! I've combed through my fashion print collection to find a selection of the prettiest dresses.
Feeling early 19th century? There's this slinky number from 1809:
Or this one from 1810:
There's this very girly dress from 1816:
Or this very demure one from 1817:
From the next decade, there's this pretty number from 1823:
And this one from 1825: 
In the 1830s, we get into some extreme ballgowns, like this (or perhaps it's just the hair that's extreme):
But also some charmingly frou-frou ones, like these (the one on the left is for a costume ball):
Or this:
We'll need dancing slipper, often made with ribbons to lace about the ankles, rather like today's ballet slippers:
And a fan, to cool down after a lively set (and, of course, flirt with!):
Gloves are a must--perhaps with ruffles at the edge:
As is a quizzing glass, to check out what everone else is wearing and speculate on which mantua-maker created it:
And if we're going in an 1830s dress, a dance card is definitely in order now that most dances are done in pairs...like, of course, the waltz:
There! Are we ready to go? Then let the ball begin!
5 comments:
Congrats to you both! Love your blog, I always find it informative and interesting.
As for the ball, I would very much love the dress from 1823.
Nice choice, J. Grace. I'll go with the girly one from 1816, with a bit more blue than pink. Never was a pink girl. :-)
And of course my quizzing glass is at my eye. You look divine, darling!
Happy blog birthday, Marissa!
i'm not normally a fan of pink, but that 1816 gown is just so cute! Then I will dance my slippers to tatters just like the twelve dancing princesses....
Thank you, Regina--and the same to you! ;)
No takers for the 1830s dresses? They're crazy, but SO fluffy!!
And yes, I'd need the quizzing glass to avoid walking into walls.
Happy Birthday! Oh dear, I was going to choose the 1823 dress or the 1816 dress but we can't show up wearing the same dress. I choose the 1810 dress.
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