marzipanandminutiae: costumeloverz71:Early 1800′s fashion plates, Rudolph Ackermann (For
marzipanandminutiae: costumeloverz71:Early 1800′s fashion plates, Rudolph Ackermann (For more specific dating, most of these look 1820s with maaaaybe a few late 1810s or early 1830s scattered in there)(You can tell because skirt volume is starting to increase from the 1800s-1810s “column” silhouette, that classic Regency look, and the waist is slowly descending back to almost its natural position. The later 1820s images also show the beginnings of 1830s Poofy Sleeves) -- source link