Greetings,
I collect Regency Fashion Plates, so hopefully my input might help. Oddly
enough, the single most popular color depicted is a rather bright sky blue,
even when wearing garments of different colors. I can never keep the number of
buttons and the lengths they represent strait, so I will say that in all the
cases that long sleeves weren't worn, they came up just short of the midway
point between wrist and elbow. The color which seems to be the second most
popular, was a "kelly" or grass green (the majority of the parasols I've seen
from this time are usually that same shade of green) in the same cut and length
as the blue ones.
Given the fact that the fashion plates rarely depict the gloves matching the
gown, I would pick a bright contrasting color (such as a sunshine yellow) and
wear them with panache. It will also rule out any question of it being a
mourning gown.
I hope that this helps. I would recommend searching for Regency Fashion Plates
on-line and see the styles for yourself.
Cheers,
Danielle
> Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 13:35:37 -0700
> From: humbugfo...@att.net
> To: h-costume@mail.indra.com
> Subject: [h-cost] Regency era evening gloves
>
> I am making a Regency evening gown for a friend. It consists of a black
> lace overdress with a slate blue lining. I'm uncertain as to what color
> gloves should be worn with this color ensemble/ I think white gloves
> against the black and slate blue would look garish, and black gloves
> would look too much like mourning wear, which it is not. What would they
> have worn in Regency times?
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
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