Regency Ladies Morning Dress Fashions Print, November 1829. Art Prints, Posters & Puzzles from Fine Art Storehouse Fashions of the early 19th century Regency era (c. 1795 1837) were designed to be seen in motion. Gloves, shawls, and parasols can animate someone walking, turning, or lingering. Subtle gestures are central to FashionFriday Topic of the Week: What did working class women wear during the Regency? Search museums for Regency clothing, and you'll find endless examples of silk pelisses, tissue thin muslin gowns, and embroidered 1820s Biedermeier Blue Melange Dress, Late Regency Ballgown