Regency Capsule Wardrobe - Look Number Four

Whoo boy, it's been a while! I never finished my blog series about the England trip I went on in *checks notes* June of 2019... So let's do a quick recap before we dive back in, shall we? 

First there was all the wardrobe planning and sewing. I ended up with a rather versatile capsule wardrobe that I'm still pretty proud of! 

I brought along two dresses, two petticoats, two sleeveless spencers, one long-sleeved spencer jacket, three bonnets, three shawls, and three pairs of shoes. Also two shifts, two pairs of stays, and four pairs of stockings. From this assortment of pieces (and with washing my shifts so I always had a fresh one), I was able to get five full days of dressing up in Regency without ever repeating an outfit! I have already blogged about days Zero through Four here:  

Day Zero:  Arrival and Elton House

Day One:  Walking Tour of Bath

Day Two:  Chawton House and Jane Austen House Musuem

Day Three:  Lyme Regis and The Roman Baths

Day Four:  Portsmouth

And outfits One through Three here:  

Look Number One

Look Number Two

Look Number Three

All caught up? Ok, let's go! 

For Day Four of the RSV England Trip, I went for a very pink ensemble with splashes of green. I wore my Sheer Striped Gown over my Pink Bodiced Petticoat and my Ruff and Chemisette, topping it all off with the same Pink Silk Spencer as the day before. 

I accessorized with the same straw bonnet as Day One - with a green ribbon tacked on in place of the yellow one - a sheer green paisley shawl, pink stockings and pink shoes.

I really liked the contrast of the green accessories with the pink ensemble. I'll have to play with that combo more in the future. I also love how the pink bodiced petticoat shines through the sheer dress when the sunlight hits in, like in the above photos. I probably won't ever wear those shoes again, at least not for all-day use! They pinch my toes pretty badly. But darn it, they're cute! 

Regency Capsule Wardrobe - Look Number Three

For Day Three I re-wore my Black & Ivory Dress from Day One with new accessories.  Since we would be down at the sea shore, I knew that it would be 10-15 degrees cooler than it was inland, so I paired my long-sleeved dress with my Pink Silk Spencer.  

I'll start with the gorgeous edits of my pictures from The Cobb done by Gloria of In The Long Run Designs:  

In addition to editing out the photobombing tourist in the background, she also gave me some options where she played with the color to give cool effects!  

I can't decide which version I like better:  

I accessorized with a plain straw bonnet that I stitched some ribbon onto for a bit of flair, my favorite neckerchief from Burnley & Trowbrige, and jade earrings that my husband bought for me in Japan:

I also wore my yellow painted Hartfield boots from American Duchess, and carried my Striped Reticule.  

Oh, I also have to mention these divine lavender silk stockings from Penny River that I bought at Fort Frederick Market Fair last April:  

They are so comfortable, and look at that sheen!  These are my favorite stockings ever. 

Back at the house that evening, I got some photos taken of me to both showcase the dress and the beautiful location:  

For indoors, I swapped my bonnet for a cap.  

I love how the kerchief mimics the diagonal lines of my dress bodice in the back!

And of course the sonic screwdriver had to come out:  

This was probably the most comfortable ensemble of the entire trip.  

Wandering in Williamsburg

The first weekend of February was a busy one for me.  On Saturday, February 2, there were two events in Williamsburg that I wanted to attend.  The first was the RSV annual meeting, followed by the Mini Market Fair in the afternoon!  I talked Brian the Engineer into going with me and Reptar and making a day of it.  We even managed to squeeze in a mother-daughter photo shoot in the historical area in between the two events!  I might be slightly crazy.  :p

But the photos (and there are a lot of them) were totally worth it!  I already posted a bunch on my Facebook page, but here are my favorites:

Reptar loved running up and down the hedgerows in this garden, which was like a maze to her:

It's difficult to get very far with a toddler who is interested in every single thing on the ground.

And who must climb every set of stairs she finds!

There was an airplane flying overhead:

I couldn't resist getting some photos of her on my phone, too:

It was a cute shot, though!

Then I couldn't resist a selfie:

Brian also got a few shots of my ensemble for the day:

I wore my Cream Striped Bonnet, Pink Silk Spencer, Sheer Striped Gown over Pink Bodiced Petticoat, and of course my Hartfields.

Reptar wore a green wool cape over her Green Floral Dress, with an antique cap I was gifted, a green silk ribbon sash from Burnley & Trowbridge, altered children's stockings from Colonial Williamsburg, white leather ballet flats I got at a thrift store and altered to make them more Regency-appropriate.  The green silk ribbon ties are also from B&T.

Hey look, more stairs!

She could get up them by herself, but needed assistance with going back down.

So many stairs!

And here are some of the photos from my phone:

Loving papa/husband took such great pictures!  (And held all my things. :p)

Back home that evening, I let her play with a new game of Quoits that I had gotten at Colonial Williamsburg for her: