Fashion Plate Friday circa 1838

This fashion plate from the late 1830's has many interesting aspects. The men's jackets show both a frock coat appropriate for day wear and a cut away appropriate for more formal occasions.  The women's dresses show aspects of the 1830s and the coming 40s.  The skirts are wide and short appropriate to the 30s, but the waists are a bit longer and the sleeves are tight indicating the coming trends of the 1840s.  The bonnets are still specifically 1830s with very large flared brims.