{"id":4566,"date":"2026-04-28T04:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2026-04-28T04:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:31:20","slug":"dressing-like-jane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/28\/dressing-like-jane\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressing Like Jane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last September I had the privilege of attending the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England. I know, right? SQUEE! And best of all, they had a period clothing parade that broke a Guinness Book of World Records for most people dressed in Regency era styles. 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