I am super excited to share a wonderful video of dressing in 1802.

Ilsa Gregoor, the costume designer I referenced in my last post about stays (the original push-up bra) created a charming video of historically accurate dressing from underwear to empire gown based on fashion that year.

One imagines that at some point Jane Austen herself wore such an outfit.

From stockings and garters, to chemise, stays, petticoat and the bib dress itself, it soon becomes clear that the invention of zippers ch...