Queen Charlotte's Dress at Kew Palace

This rare and fragile dress once belonged to Queen Charlotte. It is currently on display at #KewPalace, on loan from the Fashion Museum Bath, to mark 200 years since Queen Charlotte’s death at Kew in November 1818 and her sons’ double wedding in July 1818. Curator Polly Putnam tells us more. See the dress this summer: bit.ly/kewpalace

[@sweetlorikeet]

The amount of work that went into a dress like this that is completely covered in lace with decorative lace edging to boot is just mind-blowing, it's really hard to comprehend. This may not look that lavish to the modern eye but if you know the value of lace before the industrial revolution this dress appears incredibly royal.

[@saracolando1397]

Someone should have shown this to the creators of Bridgerton LOL 😆

[@homicideholicsanonymous]

So appearently Queen Charlottw initially was not a fan of the empire dress look and required the courtiers to wear english court dress (a super wacky hybrid of regency and Georgian style) that disgrace that is bridgerton in the season debut scene when the ladies are being presented to the Queen they are wearing french style court dress.

[@SM-gd6jh]

Where do you think they got inspiration from !?😂

[@mookzmom]

Amazing lacework! I crochet and tat, but never could use the extremely fine threads required for something like this. So much is taken for granted nowadays, and there’s no appreciation for the older art forms. Thanks for sharing this.

[@kristychung6902]

I’ve been so obsessed with Bridgerton that now KZbin is recommending me such videos. I AM SO HAPPY HAHA

[@judijetson3065]

Is Bridgerton good? I have all the books. Love them! Haven't watched it yet.

[@kristychung6902]

@@judijetson3065 I’m definitely going to buy the books, after watching the show. Definitely worth the binge!

[@jaiunkabogable]

B-but... have you watched "The Social Dilemma"?

[@homicideholicsanonymous]

Good you will get a better education on regency life that they completely bypassed in that show. It was cute but so many missed opportunities for making the costumes a bit more accurate. I appreciate the stylistic choices but details details details

[@misscleo378]

The dress is so beautiful and feminine.

[@karenfieker9234]

I love the empire waist line.

[@Jglendab8153]

Gorgeous lacework. Absolutely gorgeous

[@zubaidakablan6782]

You know since all these years ago,still up this moment hand crafts design and stitches art are the first of all desing.

[@Knoyle1632]

A very elegant dress for a very elegant lady !!

[@rsoubiea]

very beautiful, i love the style and the lace.

[@danip3270]

Such a beautiful dress.

[@MicaRayan]

Stunning dress there is... Love the colour

[@pamelaevm880]

What I love about shows from other centuries are the clothes. when I was a young adult I wish we could still wear clothes like that. To feel so beautiful and feminine. I would still wear one on a special occasion but now I'm happy that we don't have to wear anything like that as hot as it is. They must have been sweltering in clothes during the summer time.

[@ChristophersMum]

Not at Kew...England!!

[@pamelaevm880]

@@ChristophersMum I've heard it was cold in England. And they probably need to wear that much to stay warm LOL

[@cherylwebb8340]

I wear dresses all the time, and I m just 🙂

[@aliceputt3133]

Actually they were rather cold in these fashions in England. Always bundling up with shawls.

[@barbarawatson1667]

Absolutely stunning!

[@princessatarockconcert]

The quality of the lace 😭

[@debbieking3442]

So beautiful

[@dxmxo9427]

Gorgeous style

[@Ninineonangel77]

So so so beautiful

[@jayneneewing2369]

So interesting, but please cut down the music as it drowns the speaker out.

[@lynnperkins5805]

So beautiful would to something like for my wedding

[@nissainsley4010]

I can tell its from Regency era!! Ahahaha im so obsessed with Birdgerton

[@emilinebelle7811]

Someone find me a pattern. I want this dress

[@Konakukar]

💕

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Magnificent.

[@constance5356]

It looks like a dress from netflix’s show Bridgerton

[@CafeDeDuy]

Same time period. Or rather Bridgerton looked like this dress

[@pamelaevm880]

Like many others I came on here to see her dress from that time.. and me and everyone else were commenting on it. But somehow of course there's got to be that one person that's not going to see anyting except what colors she was. Instead of the hand detailed lace he's actually wondering why the present royal family is white since their descendant from Queen Charlotte. So obviously he's disappointed that that they're so white.

[@aliceputt3133]

You don't think this is the dress of Princess Charlotte, daughter of George 4th? She died in childbirth which necessitated the marriage of the Duke and the later birth of Victoria. The Former Princess Heir wore dresses this style. I don't know that old Queen Charlotte kept this advanced fashion. All her portraits show her in 18th century fashion.

[@theo.stardust]

it's been confirmed that queen charlotte wore it, it was found in her wardrobe which was in her chamber. there is a portrait of her wearing this style, but it is not this exact dress. although they have found princess charlotte's wedding dress. so this has been confirmed was queen charlotte's dress. :)

[@aliceputt3133]

Thank you for the additional information.

[@theo.stardust]

@@aliceputt3133 of course! 🤍

[@dxmxo9427]

This style is 1810s

[@maboelnreads]

She “may” have worn... ?

[@shammydammy2610]

May have worn to the weddings. But it was hers.

[@faithjacksondocherty8970]

Bridgerton.

[@user-wi2vn7cu4w]

Netflix made only an interpretation of the era. Real gowns were much more sophisticated and outstanding beautiful.

[@GaR3THW472]

Nooo

[@thekingshussar1808]

Not really. Bridgerton made their own fashion design based off the era.

[@chardymacdennis3605]

Too much background music...very distracting . Made it hard to hear what she was saying

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

chardy Macdennis It depends on what you are used to. In the U.K. background music is common on Documentaries so the ear gets attuned to blocking it out and just listening to the dialogue, if you’re not used to it, it must be very distracting.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

I know it all. I know it all. I think you’re just in a contradictarian, have spotted you on other boards just disagreeing even though it’s clear you’re not familiar with the topic. How about reading up on these topics? The internet is a fantastic tool for expanding your knowledge. It would be a much more productive use of your time than trolling other commentators.

[@yemyearmii7231]

Such small frame

[@pjaybasmaignee]

😢o

[@intermodus2180]

😕ficundity⁉️ 🤣That's the word she chooses😇

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

I had to google fecundity.

[@pamelaevm880]

Lol when I read your comment I had to go Google it also! Hahahaha

[@angellover02171]

the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility. "multiply mated females show increased fecundity" the ability to produce many new ideas. "the immense fecundity of his imagination made a profound impact on European literature"

[@pamelaevm880]

@@angellover02171 hahahaha thank you.

[@charlotteeloise7500]

This comment section is wack lol

[@hh3046]

Charlotte was definitely not attractive.

[@SassyBratt1]

True but she does look like Miss Universe compared to Beijing Jill Biden.

[@DNautSun]

Queen charlotte was black and so was the current queens ancestors

[@theo.stardust]

it's not confirmed. but most historians say it's false. her heritage is german, english, french, italian, and a little bit of hungarian, those explain her features. her black ancestor lived 500 years before she was born, her immediate family were white. historians have disproven the theory multiple times.

[@DNautSun]

@@theo.stardust Sound like propaganda to me given what she looked like. The current Queen is racist sooo IDK if that study is new cant really consider that unbiased given how they white washed her in paintings

[@theo.stardust]

@@DNautSun IT'S LITERALLY BEEN CONFIRMED THAT SHE WAS WHITE, YOU SOUND SO STUPID RN. idk why tf you brought up elizabeth, but she's irrelevant to this conversation. charlotte was not black, she was not mixed, historians have proved it, you cannot argue with ppl who have studied it for 20+ years. stfu.

[@theo.stardust]

@@DNautSun also, her looks WERE GERMAN!! the big nose, the slightly tan skin, ect. were typical german looks, i have them. her hair was a wig or powder, which gave it To her different texture.

[@DNautSun]

@@theo.stardust Yeah of course she is because we can definetly see that trait in germans today. Yeah you and that study is some bullshlt