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Ackermann's Fashion Plates January 1817
January 1817's fashion plates focus on French fashions: a full dress made for the Duchess de Berri, and a…
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Ackermann's Fashion Plates December 1816
The death of the Queen's brother sent the court into mourning in late 1816, but the fashion plates from…
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Ackermann's Fashion Plates October 1816
Roses are the theme of October 1816's fashion plates, serving as trimming for both the Half Dress gown of…
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Ackermann's September 1816 Fashion Plates
Stripes! I can't remember a previous gown featured in Ackermann's Repository that featured stripes to the degree that plate 16's…
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Ackermann's August 1816 Fashion Plates
August 1816's first fashion plate depicts its “evening gown” not from the front, but from the back, a rare…
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Ackermann's Fashion Plates July 1816
July 1816's fashion plates both feature white gowns, one for the opera, and one for morning dress. The opera…
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