1805 Elisabeth Olin - Black - Silk Chiffon

Product Description

This elegant Regency-inspired silk fabric design is based on an original French cotton dress dated 1805–1810 from the Empire and Regency period. The pattern features delicate golden botanical motifs and small dotted details arranged across a deep black ground, creating a refined and dramatic early 19th-century appearance.

The design is printed on smooth and shiny 100% Silk Chiffon, giving the fabric an exceptionally soft drape and luminous surface ideal for historical evening wear. When layered over a lighter underdress or lining, the semi-transparent black silk chiffon creates beautiful depth and movement, especially suitable for elegant Regency ball gowns and flowing Empire silhouettes.

At the moment, the order quantity is 8 meters of Silk Chiffon. The fabric width is 140 cm.

This fabric is especially suitable for Regency evening gowns, Empire dresses, layered ball gowns, sheer overdresses, historical shawls, decorative sleeves, theatre costumes, and luxurious museum-inspired sewing projects.

Well suited for

– Regency ball gowns and Empire dresses
– Layered historical evening wear
– Sheer overdresses and decorative overlays
– Historical shawls and accessories
– Theatre costumes and reenactment clothing
– Museum-inspired sewing projects
– Luxurious doll clothes and miniature garments

Design & Historical Context

The original dress belongs to the refined fashion world of the Napoleonic and Regency era, when lightweight fabrics, delicate motifs, and flowing silhouettes became central elements of fashionable dress. Small repeating botanical ornaments such as these were especially effective on garments designed for movement, transparency, and layered textile effects.

This reinterpretation transforms the original historical motif into an elegant black and gold silk textile suitable for dramatic Regency evening wear. Combined with a lighter fabric underneath, the transparent chiffon creates a richly atmospheric effect associated with neoclassical elegance and historical ball fashion.

Reference Person: Elisabeth Olin (1740–1828), Swedish opera singer, composer, actress, and Sweden’s first native opera prima donna. Elisabeth Olin became one of the most celebrated cultural figures of Gustavian Sweden and reflects the same refined artistic and cultural world associated with elegant Regency and Empire-era textiles.

Shipping & Import Information

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