Fashions for September 1816

Loretta reports:

In the post-Waterloo era, as the gowns develop flounces and acquire more adornment than earlier in the decade, we also see a bit of a puffy sleeve—though it can’t hold a candle to the immense sleeves that were so popular for so long in the 1830s. (You can marvel at them here, here, here, here, here, and here.)

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FASHIONS.

LONDON FASHIONS

PLATE 16.—HALF DRESS.
A Striped sarsnet gown, very richly trimmed round the bottom with a flounce of deep work, finished with a heading: a second flounce is set on at some distance, which is much narrower; it is also finished with a heading. Bows of Pomona green ribbon ornament the skirt a little above the flounce.

The body is cut very low; it is full. The sleeve is long, very loose, and fancifully trimmed with bows of Pomona green ribbon, to correspond with the trimming of the skirt: the sleeve is finished by a very novel and pretty cuff of pointed lace. Fichu à la Duchesse de Berri, composed of white lace, which comes very high; but though it shades the neck in the most delicate manner, it does not by any means give an idea of dishabille; on the contrary, it might be worn in full dress. Hair cropped, and dressed in very full curls in the neck, and very full on the forehead. Striped kid slippers to correspond with the dress. White kid gloves.
Necklace white cornelian, with a small gold cross. Ear-rings white cornelian.
—Ackermann’s Repository, 1816