The Regency Revolution (TRIH ep 238)
1811 · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by fashion historian Hilary Davidson to discuss Regency-era dress and why the period represents a genuine fashion revolution. Davidson argues that from the 1790s into the 1810s clothing changed in form and speed: women moved from structured stays to softer corsets and high, Empire-line waistlines with lightweight cottons like muslin, while men shifted toward tailored, sober cut garments that would evolve into modern suits. The episode covers...
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