The magic of Jane Austen's Regency era

What is it that attracks so many people in our time to the far away regency era? Is it the stillness of time of that era? Where people had time to talk and talk with manners. Where people danced at balls, read, horsebackrode, walked in nature...we can all do these things today, can't we? What was the magic?

I know for a lot of us, the film adaptations of Jane Austen books brought back those magical years and we could all imagine living happily ever after with Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth, of course) .

 To create that illusion of living in the early 1800's, some Jane Austen clubs or Regency clubs were founded by some enthusiastic people - from America to England to Hungary and I'm sure in a lot of other countries. My dear friend, Norma is participating in the new arrangements of the 2015 Jane Austen ball which will take place in a Croatian castle in the coastal town Abbazia.
You'll have to wear time-appropriate clothing, jewelry, shoes, bags and on spot you will learn the regency dance, if you don't already know it. The men will be gentlemen and the women will be ladies again.

Here is a short video of last year's ball, which took place in Keszthely, Hungary. Participants came mostly from England, Germany and Hungary.

This is this years poster and the website where you can find information about how to register for the upcoming ball.

www.anno-dazumal.com

I made a necklace which could be worn at the ball:

I hope you will come and enjoy the ball! Sew your dresses, ladies!


A precious moment for me, when I met Mr. Darcy - Colin Firth at the filmpremiere of "Where the Truth Lies"  in Budapest in 2005. I even exchanged some words with him, not that I wasn't slightly nervous or dazed to be standing face to face with him.