1815 La Belle Assemblee Magazine "Walking Dress"

This magazine clipping is a genuine antique from 1815 that has survived with little wear. Featured in one of the most popular fashion magazines of its time, La Belle Assemblee, this 9.25"x3.75" page shows a trendy and fashionable outfit from that year. This print would make a wonderful framed piece in a vintage room! La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine (London) was one of the most important women's magazines of its time. It was founded by John Bell (1745-1831), a major figure in the London printing and book trade who was also founder or part-proprietor of several other periodicals including The Morning Post, The World of Fashion and Bell's Weekly Messenger. La Belle Assemblée was aimed at fashionable society though only a small part was devoted to fashion. Its first fashion plates from February 1806 were not coloured, but from November 1806 it came out in two forms, uncoloured at 2s 6d or hand-coloured at 3s 6d, illustrating outfits worn by ladies of rank as well as the latest styles. It employed the best fashion artists in England including the portrait painter, Arthur William Devis and John and William Hopwood, but many of the plates were anonymous and many were copies of French ones. From 1810-1820 the fashion section was edited by Mrs Mary Ann Bell (probably a relation of John Bell), a leading dressmaker with several successful shops who introduced plates adver Check out the other antique magazine prints in my closet and feel free to bundle. 👗