Fashioning Regulation, Regulating Fashion: The Uniforms and Dress of the British Army 1800-1815 Volume I

An investigation into the clothing orders of the British late Georgian army, combined with an analysis of fashion in the same army. This book is the first part of a two-volume analysis of fashion in the late Georgian army, comparing the regulated dress with the ‘modes of the army’ as revealed by contemporary writing and illustrations. Military tailoring inspired a parallel flowering of uniform splendour that continued into the 1830’s and sparked an enduring fascination with military costume that still rages today. These uniforms have gripped the interest and the imagination of the public, and are endlessly revived and recycled through popular culture, on television, film, through books and all of the other new media. AUTHOR: Ben Townsend, BA History, University of Wales, is a writer and historical consultant for TV, radio, and film, with a particular interest in the Napoleonic and Georgian periods. Previous books on Napoleonic subjects include Regulations of the Rifle Corps, and Serjeant Weddeburne of the 95th Rifle Regiment. 24 colour and 40 b/w images