> Hi, I'm trying to sort out the differences between the following 
> costuming terms:
> Directoire, Empire, Regency, Romantic.

I'm not certain about Directoire and Romantic, but Empire, Regency, and Federal
are, historically speaking, all about the same time period, but refer to
different countries. Empire refers to the Napoleonic empire, and is French.
Regency is English, and Federal is American.

-Charlotte
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