Season 3 Ep. 3 Jane Austen and What to Wear to the Christmas Party?
12/08/21 • 59 min
In this episode, Julia Golding is joined by Katherine MacFarlane, expert on Regency fashions thanks to her participation in the re-enactment world of the 33rd Foot. (There is also a version of this on YouTube if you want to see the visuals referred to during the discussion.) Where would Jane get her fashion news from and how were clothes bought and designed? Was there such a thing as fast fashion or 'the little black dress'? It is a wide ranging discussion in which they only have time to scratch the surface so here are some links from Kate to help with further exploration:
Kate's Regiment:
His Majesty’s 33rd Foot, First Yorkshire West Riding
His Majesty's 33rd Regiment of Foot (33rdfoot.co.uk)
For Regency Fashion of your own
Badger Historic Costumes : Replica costumes - Museum Educ
https://www.historic-costumes.co.uk
lady who made Kate's cap
Crafty Baggage – Hand Made With Love
https://craftybaggage.co.uklady who made Kate's mustard dress from fabric she provided.
HatsPeriod.co.uk | Quality Historical Headwear
www.hatsperiod.co.ukfor male and female headwear
and for those in America:
The name “Shocking Bad Hats” comes from a quote from the First Duke of Wellington, the hero of Waterloo and Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1828-1830. Upon leaving a session of Parliament, a journalist asked His Grace to give his impressions of the proceedings. His sole reply was, “I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life!”
About - Shocking Bad Hats shocking-bad-hats7.mybigcommerce.com/about/
Books:
‘Jane Austen in Fashion’ -Penelope Byrde
‘The Costume of Yorkshire’ - George Walker
‘The Pocket- a hidden history of women’s lives, 1660-1900’- Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux
(I did not mention Pockets!! Or Gloves! OR Clocked Stockings!! Aaargh! Maybe next time.)
And for your Christmas coffee table:
‘Napoleon and the Empire of Fashion -1795 -1815’ by Martin Lancaster and Cristina Barreto
(This is expensive at £40.00 but SO worth it and beautiful- they have used their own collection of real Regency fashion to recreate fashion plates.)
In this episode, Julia Golding is joined by Katherine MacFarlane, expert on Regency fashions thanks to her participation in the re-enactment world of the 33rd Foot. (There is also a version of this on YouTube if you want to see the visuals referred to during the discussion.) Where would Jane get her fashion news from and how were clothes bought and designed? Was there such a thing as fast fashion or 'the little black dress'? It is a wide ranging discussion in which they only have time to scratch the surface so here are some links from Kate to help with further exploration:
Kate's Regiment:
His Majesty’s 33rd Foot, First Yorkshire West Riding
His Majesty's 33rd Regiment of Foot (33rdfoot.co.uk)
For Regency Fashion of your own
Badger Historic Costumes : Replica costumes - Museum Educ
https://www.historic-costumes.co.uk
lady who made Kate's cap
Crafty Baggage – Hand Made With Love
https://craftybaggage.co.uklady who made Kate's mustard dress from fabric she provided.
HatsPeriod.co.uk | Quality Historical Headwear
www.hatsperiod.co.ukfor male and female headwear
and for those in America:
The name “Shocking Bad Hats” comes from a quote from the First Duke of Wellington, the hero of Waterloo and Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1828-1830. Upon leaving a session of Parliament, a journalist asked His Grace to give his impressions of the proceedings. His sole reply was, “I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life!”
About - Shocking Bad Hats shocking-bad-hats7.mybigcommerce.com/about/
Books:
‘Jane Austen in Fashion’ -Penelope Byrde
‘The Costume of Yorkshire’ - George Walker
‘The Pocket- a hidden history of women’s lives, 1660-1900’- Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux
(I did not mention Pockets!! Or Gloves! OR Clocked Stockings!! Aaargh! Maybe next time.)
And for your Christmas coffee table:
‘Napoleon and the Empire of Fashion -1795 -1815’ by Martin Lancaster and Cristina Barreto
(This is expensive at £40.00 but SO worth it and beautiful- they have used their own collection of real Regency fashion to recreate fashion plates.)
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Season 3 Ep. 2 Jane Austen and Oversharing
It's a modern day epidemic on social media. Suggested by an audience member at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, Julia Golding takes a look at oversharing in the era of Jane Austen, from letters, to memoirs, to roman à clef, to cartoons, her time was not without its places to spill the beans. Who is the worst oversharer in Emma (there are lots of them!) and what is wrong with being too reticent? Have a listen and then add your thoughts.
Also mentioned in this episode is Miss Austen by Gill Hornby and events at the Jane Austen House https://janeaustens.house
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Season 3 Ep. 4 Jane Austen and Masculinity
Julia Golding and Kate Macfarlane take a light-hearted look at the questions of what kind of man you should aspire to be! Reviewing the models available in Jane Austen's era, from the 1770s fop to the Byronic heroes of the 1810, they discuss what qualities were expected of men. They then turn to Austen's works and see what she admired - and disliked - in men of her era. Why is there very little description of what people look like in her works? What would she make of our Romance Novel front cover model of bronzed chest and rippling hair? Which character would put in for plastic surgery? Finally, Julia and Kate turn to her for wisdom on today's issues of gender and sex, as well as the cancel culture. Is it time for a duel?
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