Mrs. Gill
Mrs. Gill was one of the leading modistes of the Regency, and pioneered the design of white wedding dresses at a time when few women of fashion wore them. She was also deeply involved in charity work for the Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor, along with her husband David. Mrs. Eliza Gill 1781-1856 1807-1820: 1 Cork St., Burlington Gardens. Unlike many of her counterparts, Mrs. Gill did not take out newspaper advertisements notifying "The Nobility and Gentry" of her latest gowns. She built her name as a modiste largely through [...]
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