Evening dress, ca. 1810, French, cotton, metallic thread, 1976.137.1 Metropolitan Museum of Art The Dreamstress 3D Butterfly Off Shoulder Corset Gown by GLS Gloria GL3296 Lilac XL Late Regency Ballgown, Dark Magenta Taffeta 1800s Gown, 1820s Regency Court Dress With Cape Victorian Era Turn of the Century 1890 1900 Maggie May Clothing Fine Historical Fashion 1800s Evening Gown Etsy Dress, Artist maker unknown (1800). Philadelphia Museum of Art. A resurgence of interest in the classical world in the late 18th century influenced feminine fashion in favor of raised waistlines and sheer, white