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Mystery object IDENTIFIED! – Endean posing chair, c. 1888
A few days ago I posted this object, which was transferred to us from another museum last year. It was identified as a photographer’s posing stand and as I want to do an exhibition about how Victorians dressed for the … Continue reading
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My Favourites from the Golden Globes
I don’t watch any of these awards shows anymore, but I do like seeing the clothes. These are my favourites from the still pictures I found online of tonight’s Golden Globes. I thought they were the best fitting, most flattering, … Continue reading
Sea Silk
Sea silk is a rare textile made from byssus, silky filaments made of proteins hardened upon contact with seawater secreted by mollusks to attach themselves to the sea bed. The Pinna nobilis (aka pen shells), which can be up to a metre in length … Continue reading
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Film Costuming – The Favourite
The Favourite is a beautiful looking film set in c. 1705. There are stunning wide angle shots especially of scenes at the sprawling Jacobean Hatfield House that stands in for Kensington Palace where the real story took place (Kensington was … Continue reading
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As Seen In – 1912 Paquin dress
French evening dress by Paquin from the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin, and the cover of the May 1912 issue of Les Modes with the same model being worn.
100 Years Ago – The World and Fashion in 1919
In the wake of the end of the Great War and with the Spanish influenza pandemic in retreat, there must have been great relief to see 1918 come to an end and great hope for 1919. However, the new year … Continue reading
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Dry Cleaning – Pearl Laundry
I am often asked “How did they used to keep their clothes clean?” Various forms of dry cleaning have been around for centuries, and many garments such as wool suits were wet washed that today we wouldn’t consider washable. The … Continue reading
The Year in Fashion – 2018
Fashion in 2018 was more about politics than style. Every fashion headline seemed to be about somebody making a statement or offending someone by their sartorial gaff. Nobody knows this better than Melania Trump whose controversial olive green Zara jacket with “I … Continue reading
Fashion in Song – Pucci u say Love (1991)
When Emilio Pucci won the CFDA lifetime achievement award in 1991, Lady Miss Kier was asked to create a tribute in song and fashion.
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