Shopping experience
Shopping became a favourite pastime of fashionable eighteenth-century society. Not just a daily chore, polite shopping was the place to see and be seen! Immerse yourself into the shopping world of the Georgians by reading our articles here…
Polite Shopping: To See and be Seen
With a rapid expansion of the economy and improvements to trade, the Georgian period gave birth to a burgeoning consumer culture and an inexhaustible demand for luxury.
Enticing Interiors
A visit to London’s exclusive retailers was an experience to be relished. Rudolph Ackermann’s monthly periodical captured these shops in illustrative and lavish detail for his discerning readers.
Consuming Passions in Eighteenth-Century York
Eighteenth-century York was the centre for northern ‘polite society’. Attracting the country’s elite families, York developed its own sense of style, couture and code of fashionability.