Marking a remarkable shift from the elaborate and restrictive fashions of the previous century, women’s clothing during the English Regency was simpler and easier to wear.

This talk will delve into the political, social and cultural influences that changed women’s fashion and whose simple lines have influenced fashion ever since.

Jennifer Kloester is the author of several books about the novelist Georgette Heyer. She is a Patroness of the International Heyer Society, and a producer of the forthcoming documentary Stephen Fry’s Great Escape.