Pattern | Description | Availability | Reviews and Online Examples |
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19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s 1795 Gown Blue Roller-Print | One size, scaled pattern | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s 1809 Apron-Front Gown | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Missouri Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s White Cotton Gown | One size, scaled pattern from the collection ofThe Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Pictured in the book What Clothes Reveal on page 152. | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Bib Front Gown | One size, scaled pattern. Pictured in the book Costume in Detail on page 373. | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Grey Silk Gown | One size, scaled pattern. Pictured in the book Costume in Detail on page 372. | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Miss Margaret Ludlow’s Wedding Dress | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Ohio Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Early Ohio Gown | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Ohio Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Early 19th c. Muslin Dress | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Ohio Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Front Opening Wool Gown | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Ohio Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Printed Cotton Gown | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Missouri Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Printed Cotton Gown c. 1805-1810 | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Missouri Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry’s Muslin Gown c. 1810 | One size, scaled pattern from the collection of the Ohio Historical Society | Available at the 19th U.S. Regiment of Infantry Website | None |
Burda Empire-Line Dress 2493 | A drawstring gown, overdress, and shawl | Available at local fabric stores | None |
Butterick 4890 | A drawstring gown and overdress | Available at local fabric stores (try Joanns during a sale) and through Butterick | –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Butterick Regency Gown Making History 6630 | Two views, one with an overdress | Available at local fabric stores (try Joanns during a sale) and through Butterick | –GBACG reviews –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Butterick 6631 | Includes a spencer/jacket. | Out of print | –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Dressing History c.1800 Day Dress | A scaled pattern | Available from Dressing History | None |
Country Wives Clothing for a Working Class Woman: A Dress Set 1810 to 1820 | Pattern for a dress, with cutting diagrams for a cap, chemise, apron, and pocket. The chemise is the same as that in the Country Wives Two Chemises 1805-1807 pattern. | Available at Wm. Booth, Draper | None |
Country Wives Settlement Series Clothing for a Working Woman – early 19th Century: A Bed Gown Set | Patterns for a bedgown, cap, and a pocket. The cap also appears in the Country Wives Caps for the Working Poor pattern. | Available at Wm. Booth, Draper | None |
Dragonfly Formals Regency Gown | Notes at the Dragonfly Formals site | Available from Dragonfly Formals | –GBACG review |
Fig Leaf Patterns Work Dress c. 1795 102 | One view | Available from Fig Leaf Patterns and Lost Coast Historical | –GBACG review –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Fig Leaf Patterns Long Sleeve Apron Front Dress c. 1799 103 | One view | Available from Fig Leaf Patterns | –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Folkwear 215 | Includes a trained option | Available from Folkwear and a variety of online stores with costume patterns | –GBACG reviews –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Harriet’s Josephine 10-L | One view | Available from Harriet’s Patterns | None |
La Mode Bagatell Regency Wardrobe | Contains patterns for a variety of gowns and outerwear options | Available from Ravenrook Clothier | –GBACG reviews –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review –Example at Historically Dressed –Example at Katherine’s Dress Site |
Mantua-Maker Regency Frock 1810-1 | One view | Available from Mantua-Maker | –Image in the Mantua-Maker catalog |
Mantua-Maker Open Robe 1810-2 | One view | Available from Mantua-Maker | –Image in the Mantua-Maker catalog |
McCall’s 9107 | Description not available | Out of print | –GBACG review |
Nehelenia Patterns 1805-1815 Regency Evening Gown Pattern NP E402 | Based on an extant example in the collection of Hohenlimburg Castle in Hagen, Germany | Available from Nehelenia on Etsy | None |
Old World Enterprises Empire-Waisted Gown 801 | One view with flounce | Available at Amazon Dry Goods | –GBACG review –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Past Patterns Lewis and Clark Era Empire Gown 031 | Front drawstring closing, see the notes on the Past Patterns site | Available at Past Patterns | –GBACG reviews |
Pegee of Williamsburg 1810 Ladies Dress | Cross-front bodice gown | Out of print | –GBACG reviews |
Period Impressions 1809 Daywear 460 | One view | Available at Patterns of Time | –GBACG reviews –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review –Example at Demode (the dress at the top of the page) |
Period Impressions 1812 High Waisted Shortgown and Petticoat Pattern 462 | One view | Available at Patterns of Time | None |
Period Impressions Bib Front Dress 464 | One view with detachable undersleeves | Available at Patterns of Time | –My first version –My second version –Example at Historically Dressed –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Reconstructing History RH819 1780s Chemise Dress | Popular in the era right before the regency | Available at Reconstructing History | –Example at Iena |
Reconstructing History RH836 Regency Half-Robe and Robe | Appears to be based on a robe from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion and one from Bradfield’s Costume in Detail | Available at Reconstructing History | None |
Reconstructing History RH837 Regency Morning Dress | Appears to be based on the bib-front gown from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion | Available at Reconstructing History | None |
Reconstructing History RH838 Regency Evening Dress | Appears to be based on a gown from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion and one from Bradfield’s Costume in Detail | Available at Reconstructing History | None |
Rocking Horse Farm Chemise Dress | Popular during the era right before the regency | Available at Rocking Horse Farm | –GBACG review |
Rocking Horse Farm Early 19th Century Gown | One view | Available at Rocking Horse Farm | –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Rocking Horse Farm Gown with Calf Length Overdress |
One view with overdress | Available at Rocking Horse Farm | –GBACG review –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Sense and Sensibility Regency Gown | One view with an option for detachable sleeves. Can also be modified into a bodiced petticoat or a bib front dress using instructions here. There is also a neckline supplement available for purchase to create different looks. Simplicity 4055 is a licensed version of this pattern, but more ease has been added into it. | Available at Sense and Sensibility Patterns | –GBACG review –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review –Review at In Timely Fashion (click on “patterns” on the side bar and then “regency”) –Customer examples at Sense and Sensibility |
Sense and Sensibility Elegant Lady’s Closet | Two views with suggestions for variations included | Available at Sense and Sensibility Patterns | –My version –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review –Crossover gown at Jenny La Fleur’s site –Drawstring gown at Jenny La Fleur’s site |
Simplicity 4055 | Two views, one that is identical to the Sense and Sensibility Regency Gown pattern (but with more ease added in) and another that is a drawstring gown | Available at local fabric stores (try Joanns during a sale) or through Simplicity | –Comparison between this version and Sense and Sensibility’s |
Simplicity Retro Regency Gown and Spencer 9221 | Includes pattern for a spencer-like jacket | Out of print | –GBACG reviews –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Simplicity Retro 9225 | Includes multiple views | Out of print | –Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion review |
Wingeo 1765-1795 Summer Chemise Gown 208 | Popular in era right before regency | Available from Patterns of Time | None |
Wingeo 1795-1825 Overdress 256 | Most appropriate for early regency | Available from Patterns of Time | None |
Wingeo 1795-1825 Gown 257 | Includes instructions for an optional train | Available from Patterns of Time | None |