The Spencer Jacket | Jane Austen's World

Feeds:: Posts; Comments

« Bicycling During the Regency Era

Rain Scene: Darcy and Elizabeth »

The Spencer Jacket

July 7, 2007 by Vic

A noticeable feature in Regency fashion is the military inspiration in jackets and bodices, with elaborate cuffs, Hussar + Brandenburg pipings, closings and decorations, and also epaulettes and shoulder decorations echoing the male military uniforms. The Spencer jacket itself was originally a male garb, worn by Earl Spencer, and it was fashionable in continental Europe from ca. 1790 to 1820 (a bit later in rural districts). It was a practical and warm addition to the thin chemises and dresses, and became immensely popular.

Excerpt is directly from the Regency Project, an amazing reproduction fashion site.

Anea’s new site is here.
Images from the Kyoto Costume Institute

Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Regency style | Tagged fashions in regency England, Regency Fashion, The Spencer Jacket | 4 Comments

4 Responses

on December 18, 2007 at 12:01 Quilted Regency Spencer Jacket « Jane Austen’s World

[…] vault, this fashion item would make a fabulous holiday gift for that special Janeite in your life. Click here for my other post on Spencer […]
on February 29, 2008 at 03:07 Fashion in the Regency Era « Jane Austen’s World

[…] The Spencer Jacket […]
on December 20, 2009 at 03:11 November 2009 meeting: Emma, drama and clothing « JASACT

[…] clothing of the time. Among the items Aylwen showed us were gorgeous satin dance shoes, dresses, a spencer, children’s clothing, bonnets and reticules. She also handed around a delicate piece of […]
on February 18, 2010 at 23:41 Adelaide

I really think we should bring back the spencer jacket as a part of everyday fashion.

Comments are closed.

Email Subscription

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address:

Join 7,147 other subscribers
Search
Items of Interest
Follow Jane Austen's World on WordPress.com
Blog Stats
- 16,750,162 hits
RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen's England is now available! By JAW contributor Brenda S. Cox. See Review. Available from Amazon and Jane Austen Books.
We also recommend JAW contributor Rachel Dodge's devotionals based on Jane Austen's prayers and classic literature. Reviews:
Praying With Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen;
The Secret Garden Devotional;
The Anne of Green Gables Devotional;
The Little Women Devotional.
Bath -An Adumbration in Rhyme. Edited by Ben Wiebracht. Read the review of the book at this link. Click to order the book on Amazon US or Amazon UK
In Sri Lanka lies the grave of Rear Admiral Charles Austen CB, Jane Austen’s Brother

The neglected tombstone found in an overgrown burial ground.

Rear Admiral Charles Austen CB

Died off Prome, the 7th October 1852, while in command of the Naval Expedition on the river Irrawady against the Burmese Forces, aged 73 years.”

The grave after restoration

Read the full article in The Sunday Times. June 27, 2021.
The Obituary of Charlotte Collins by Andrew Capes

Click on image to read the story.
Comments

“My idea of good company…is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation.” – Jane Austen, Persuasion

Gentle readers: Please feel free to post your comments and continue the conversation! Due to SPAM, we will no longer accept comments on posts after 30 days of publication. In some instances, links will be removed from comments as well.
Administrators and Contributors
Vic Sanborn, founder of this blog, is supported by a team of talented and knowledgeable writers about Jane Austen and the Regency era. They are:
- Brenda Cox
- Rachel Dodge and
- Tony Grant, who now contributes his photos from London and England
Click on their names to enter their own blogs.

In addition, we thank the many experts and authors who frequently contribute their posts and opinions, and who continue to do so freely or at our request.
Pin It!
Top Posts
- The Bathing Dress: Fashion in the Georgian Era
- Social Customs During the Regency
- Men's hair styles at the turn of the 19th century
- The Servant's Quarters in 19th Century Country Houses Like Downton Abbey
- Pride and Prejudice Economics: Or Why a Single Man with a Fortune of £4,000 Per Year is a Desirable Husband
- Regency Hygiene: The Bourdaloue
- Regency Fashion: Men's Breeches, Pantaloons, and Trousers
- Highclere Castle Floor Plan: The Real Downton Abbey
- Dancing at the Netherfield Ball: Pride and Prejudice
- Dressing for the Netherfield Ball in Pride and Prejudice: Regency Fashion
Recent Posts
- Jane Austen and Rom Coms: Enemies-to-Lovers in Pride and Prejudice
- Lady Hester Stanhope: Traveler and Trailblazer
- Jane Austen-Themed Valentines
- Winter, Regency Style
- Book Review: Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Links to Jane Austen Blogs

Click here to enter the page. Topics include Regency fashion, historic foods, Jane Austen societies, British sites, related topics. Click on image.
May we suggest?
Hello, my name is Vic and I live in Maryland, USA. I have adored Jane Austen almost all of my life. I am a proud lifetime member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me and my team. We do not accept any form of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. However, we do accept and keep books and CDs to review.

If you would like to share a new site, or point out an error, please email us. (Yes, we are fallible. We'll own up to our mistakes and will make the corrections with a polite smile on our faces.) Write us at

Thank you for visiting this blog. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome.
Project Gutenberg: eBook of Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 2 (of 2), by Charles G. Harper

STAGE-COACH AND MAIL IN DAYS OF YORE: A PICTURESQUE HISTORY
OF THE COACHING AGE, VOL. II, By CHARLES G. HARPER. 1903. Click on this link.
Top Posts & Pages
- The Bathing Dress: Fashion in the Georgian Era
- Social Customs During the Regency
- Men's hair styles at the turn of the 19th century
- The Servant's Quarters in 19th Century Country Houses Like Downton Abbey
- Pride and Prejudice Economics: Or Why a Single Man with a Fortune of £4,000 Per Year is a Desirable Husband
- Regency Hygiene: The Bourdaloue
- Regency Fashion: Men's Breeches, Pantaloons, and Trousers
- Highclere Castle Floor Plan: The Real Downton Abbey
- Dancing at the Netherfield Ball: Pride and Prejudice
- Dressing for the Netherfield Ball in Pride and Prejudice: Regency Fashion
Search for:
Disclaimer: Our team makes no profit from this blog. We may receive books (physical or digitized) and DVDs for review purposes.
Copyright Statement: © Jane Austen's World blog, 2009-2022. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owners is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jane Austen's World with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

%d bloggers like this: