16+ Women's Fashion In The Georgian Era. The liberal attitudes towards sexuality during the. During the georgian era, women of the genteel class were not allowed to be independent or strike out on their own.
The jackets were called pelisse jackets. During this period england enjoyed a stable political climate. Women started wearing long jackets over their dresses in the wintertime.
Women wore petticoats (underskirts that hung from the waist) under skirts that were often made from cane or rattan.
The fashions of this era are quite familiar to us, as these are the styles of dress portrayed in the popular tv adaptations and films of jane austen novels, such as the 1995 andrew davies adaptation of 'pride and prejudice' for the bbc. The jackets were called pelisse jackets. Beauty marks of various shapes were in fashion for a time and cosmetics in general (particularly rouge on the cheeks) were used far more than in the. Check out our georgian era selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our costumes shops.