11 thoughts on “The Duchess Deep Dive: Marriage Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be Gowns

  1. Thank you thank you thank you for this in depth blog. I love the costumes in this movie. BTW I’m hoping you do the ‘Fox’ campaign dress.

  2. I don’t understand, what the difference between night gown and robe anglaise back pleats?

    1. Usually the anglaise didn’t have any back pleats – that and the closed front are the main changes from the nightgown.

    1. Complicated question! In general, make tailors made men’s clothes, and women’s corsets and court gowns. Female seamstresses made the rest of women’s clothes.

  3. Adore this series, and the little notes about what is and isn’t period correct in each individual costume is a dream for helping me feel out some of my eighteenth-century knowledge. Thanks a million!

  4. I agree that the cuffs on Georgina’s gown are not period correct or what the other court ladies were wearing. However, since Georgina was known to be avant garde, a trend setter, and very fashion forward I can let that slide.

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