Fashion History
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Did women actually use dance cards at Regency Balls?
I wanted to deep dive into a little bit of a mystery in period drama: you often see at balls in period drama women recording the names of their dance partners beside the name of each dance in a little card – a dance card – tied to their wrists with pieces of ribbons, with read more
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Stepping into History
Join me for a slightly self-indulgent post about shoes from history, Fragonard’s “The Swing”, Madame de Pompadour and fashionable footwear at eighteenth-century Versailles… read more
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Empire lines and puff sleeves: The (real) fashion of “Bridgerton”
It is difficult not to get swept up in the beautifully made world of Shondaland and Netflix’s Bridgerton, which has just returned for its second season, and is based on the books by Julia Quinn. The storylines are all-encompassing, the sets candy-coloured confections and, perhaps most of all, the costumes are slightly awe-inspiring. Set in read more
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Guest Post: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire – an 18th century story of style, politics and pain
Read today’s great guest post from Elizabeth Hill-Scott on Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire. read more
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A Tour of Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Look 24 Dress, Christian Dior by John Galliano, Autumn/Winter 2004. If there is anything I learned last Saturday morning in the beautiful Christian Dior exhibition at the V&A, is that Dior really is the Designer of my Dreams. Firstly, it was a dream to get a ticket to the extended run of the sold out read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 