(20 Apr 2023)
UK GEORGIAN FASHION
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
London, UK - 20 April 2023
1. Various of wedding dress worn by Princess Charlotte of Wales in 1816 made of silk satin, silk net and metal thread
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Reynolds, curator, Queen's Gallery:
"The dress is interesting because it actually shows that it's been adapted over time from how it would have originally looked as a wedding dress. Princess Charlotte follows the tradition across Europe for royal brides to wear silver. So this is a silver dress. It incorporates silk net and embroidery, but it's actually been combined with another dress that's very, very similar at some point in its history. And this really nods to the idea that the Georgians were adept at recycling and remodelling things as tastes or fashions or bodies changed."
3. Wide of exhibition room
4. Various of uniform jacket worn by George IV, then Prince of Wales, in 1804
5. Pull focus from uniform jacket to enamel of George IV, then Prince of Wales, 1805
6. Close of enamel of George IV, then Prince of Wales, 1805
7. Various of court dress made of silk with metal thread, c. 1740-1760
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tabish Khan, art critic, Londonist:
"I feel like right now is the time where people want something royal in an exhibition, with the coronation coming up, and therefore, that's perfect timing to have a big exhibition at the Royal Collection. And it's full of very grand portraits of kings and queens, which is what people are really looking for. It is a very fashion-heavy exhibition, so it's very much telling the story of fashion through art. For the die-hard art lovers, it may not have that much appeal, but for people who are very into fashion from centuries ago, especially royal fashion, I think this is something that they'll love."
9. Various of portrait of Queen Charlotte by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1781
10. Various of exhibition room
11. Various of portrait of Mary Delany, née Granville, by John Opie, 1782
12. Tilt down of jewellery
13. Various of bracelet with nine lockets, including six containing human hair, and one featuring a miniature of the left eye of Princess Charlotte of Wales, c. 1800-1820
14. Various of ring with miniature of George III, 1761, gifted to Princess Charlotte of Wales by George III on their wedding day
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Reynolds, curator, Queen's Gallery:
"It's amazing to have a miniature set behind a diamond, a flat-cut diamond. It was given by George III to his wife, Queen Charlotte for their wedding. And she apparently wore it on the little finger of her hand alongside her wedding band on the fourth finger. And I think miniatures at this time were really very sentimental items. So there's another small miniature showing Queen Charlotte wearing a miniature of her husband on a chain around her neck. They were very personal items. They were worn close to the body."
16. Various of "Napoleon at Fontainebleau" by Hippolyte Paul Delaroche, 1846
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Reynolds, curator, Queen's Gallery:
"British fashion becomes admired across Europe during the 18th century. Until that point, from the 17th century onwards France had been really leading fashion trends, but Britain starts to take over. So that's something that I think is interesting to today as well. And then we also see the rise of cotton, which is really the fabric of the 18th century. It becomes incredibly popular. It could be dyed, it could be washed. It took colour really, really well and it could be made in a really wide range of qualities."
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