Fashion of the past

[Amabel2]

Charlotte died in 1818, just 2 years before George IV became King, so Im guessing that it was in his reign that the court dress became similar to ordinary dress, just more elaborate and richer materials?   ie from 1819 or 20 onwards?
I had thought that a court dress would have been similar to an ordinary dress for a lady in the mid 18th c, with a normal waist line, and a full skirt over hoops and fancy petticoats etc.  Not a high waisted frock with hoops going up to the bosom almost?
Of course in the middle 19th C hoops and full skirted gowns came back iwth teh crinoline.. so women had to learn to manage a big enormous frock and a whale bone or wire crinoline underneath it.

[Curryong]

Yes I think Queen Charlotte disapproved of the rather scandalous Regency dress with its low bosom and thin materials clinging to the lower limbs with just one or two thin petticoats, giving that ?half undressed? look that older people sometimes found beyond the pale. She probably yearned for the court dress that was around when she was first married, with as you say, hoops, thick embroidered satins, etc.

[Amabel2]

It was a style that mainly suited the young and slim, and made anyone who was a bit plump look pregnant...

[Curryong]

It was a style that mainly suited the young and slim, and made anyone who was a bit plump look pregnant...

Yes, judging by the illustrations of the period that?s very true. However, like the victorians and Edwardians who admired hour glass figures, the males seemed to prefer a well nourished female rather than a willowy sylph-like one. 

[Amabel2]

however many commentators were shocked at the light clinging fabric which outlined a woman's shape and said that women used to conceal thier pregnancies while these dresses made a woman look pregnant even if she wasnt and that was scandalous.

[LouisFerdinand]

Some of the shoes of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia 1895-1902 
?OH SO ROMANOV

[LouisFerdinand]

The dresses and hats of Princess Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and her daughters   
Princess Olga and Princess Olga are gorgeous.     
http://carolathhabsburg.tumblr.com/image/186686467667

[LouisFerdinand]

When do royal men wear Pantaloons?     
Beau Brummel?s Tailors | Beau brummell, Regency mens fashion, Regency fashion

[LouisFerdinand]

King Charles I of England wearing a doublet   
Charles I, King of England | King charles, Charles, Portrait

[LouisFerdinand]

The Kelly handbag   
Pin on COSMO Accessories

[LouisFerdinand]

When Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia resided in England, even her boots were ordered from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Both feet of the boots were identical since the Duchess of Edinburgh did not agree   
with the British custom of a distinct left and right shoe.

[LouisFerdinand]

In this photograph Prince Edward (King Edward VIII) and Prince Albert (King George VI) are dressed exactly alike.   
23 Rarely Seen Photos of the British Royal Family Through the Years | British royal family, Royal family, British royals

[Curryong]

In this photograph Prince Edward (King Edward VIII) and Prince Albert (King George VI) are dressed exactly alike.   
23 Rarely Seen Photos of the British Royal Family Through the Years | British royal family, Royal family, British royals

Yes they are, except that Albert is wearing an Eton collar and Edward another style (as an older boy) as Eton collars were fashionable for schoolboys. Collars and cuffs were often detachable in those days (kept in place by studs.)

[LouisFerdinand]

Navy Outfits 
The Spanish princes seem to have worn children's hats rather than the hats   
and caps worn by Spanish sailors.   
Spanish royalty--Alfonso XIII's childrens clothing

[LouisFerdinand]

Ladies in waiting and Russian court dress circa 1830 to 1840s
Gods and Foolish Grandeur: The glamorous uniform - Ladies-in-waiting and Russian court dress, circa 1830s-40s | Fashion, Court dresses, Historical

[LouisFerdinand]

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany had numerous uniforms, batons and medals.   
Inside the Kaiser's Closet - Uniforms, Batons & Medals - YouTube

[Curryong]

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany had numerous uniforms, batons and medals.   
Inside the Kaiser's Closet - Uniforms, Batons & Medals - YouTube

Kaiser Bill was even more in love with uniforms than his Uncle Bertie, (king Edward VII.) The two men loathed each other but wearing uniforms of different regiments, both foreign and their own country?s, and then swanning around in them was a favourite hobby of both. The Kaiser had an advantage of course because male German aristos and royals spent most of their days wearing uniforms in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it not being the custom to be in civvies unless you were on hunting expeditions or (sometimes) when attending church. Of course the Kaiser?s disabilities, his useless and withered left arm and sloping left shoulder were disguised by expert military tailor?s putting an extra long cuff on the left sleeve of his uniforms, wearing capes over it all, etc.

[LouisFerdinand]

Prince Arthur of Connaught wore a kilt.   
Prince Arthur was the son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught.   
'Prince Arthur (1883-193), the Only Son of Arthur, Duke of Connaught, 1908' Giclee Print | Art.com | Prince arthur, Queen victoria family,

[LouisFerdinand]

16th century dress: Queen Mary I of England   
1555-1558 Queen Mary by Hans Eworth (Society of Antiquaries - London UK) | Grand Ladies | Mary tudor, Mary i of england, Mary i

[LouisFerdinand]

Queen Maria Christina of Spain wearing an evening dress   
Mar?a Cristina de Espa?a by ? (location unknown to gogm) | Grand Ladies | gogm

[LouisFerdinand]

Medieval Royal Fashion   
http://www.fashiontimewarp.com/fashion-eras/medieval-times/medieval-majesty-unraveling-the-clothing-of-kings-and-queens

[LouisFerdinand]

House of Worth *** Day Dress *** 1867   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/1077556648330017802