On my list of questions, is who were the famous designers of the Regency.
This will most likely come as a shock to you, but the fashionable designers during the Regency were devoted to clothing for gentlemen, not ladies. Gentlemen cared a great deal about their clothing.
A fashionably dressed gentleman patronized Weston, Stultz, Meyer, and Nugee for suits, Schweitzer & Davidson for coats, and Hobby for boots. I have read that it was immediately who made a man’s clothing by the cut and fit of the garments.
Stultz also made riding habits for ladies. Even ladies living out of London would send their old habits to him as a pattern for a new one.
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Ella Quinn ~ Author 
Great information, Ella. I knew about Hobby boots, but not that gentlemen’s designers were of so much significance. Can we assume women had modistes to design their clothes? I understand about their riding habits, but no one was of importance. I’ve read one Regency author who constantly quotes about the House of Worth being the best. Is this so?
Was it Hoby or Hobby? No big deal–but I’ve seen it both ways…
I have no idea, Angelyn. I couldn’t even find it in a Google search.
I have seen other authors spell the bootmaker’s name as: Hoby, so I would pronounce it (in my mind) as: Hoe-bee. Is the way you spelled it the right wsy? Just asking.. and is ‘Hoe-bee’ the correct pronunciation?
That’s a good question, Karen. I couldn’t find the answer while I was writing the post.
Hoby, George (boot-maker). No idea how it’s pronounced. As listed in book, Georgette Heyer’s Regency World by Jennifer Kloester. See also,
https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/11/23/george-hoby-boot-and-shoe-maker/