Announcing: American Duchess’s 18th Century Dyeable Silk Shoes – the not-quite-yet-Saturday-shoe!

Fed up of boring shoes?  Looking for the ideal 18th century footwear for a Lady of Fashion?  Want to bring a bit of elegance to 21st century footwear? Now you can!  I am rather excited at the prospect of American Duchess’s Georgiana shoes – today pre-orders open for these pretties: (And, no, it’s not an [...]

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Deliveries

I’ve mentioned bits and pieces that I’ve ordered and a something special for the Lady Luck Outfit, and at last it’s time for show and tell, with some things less exciting than others: Fray-stop glue (wooo, exciiiiitiiiiing  ;P  ) and spray-on fabric stiffener – that’s a little more exciting as you can build up the [...]

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Happy Bastille Day?

It’s that time of year – Bastille Day.  I know many people celebrate today, but I feel torn. On the one hand I am no monarchist: much as I enjoy reading about the lives of historical Queens and researching and making clothes of the nobility, I’m not into that kind of class system.  (Especially when [...]

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A Delightful Dandy – Prince Poppycock

Ok, so I know I must be massively behind any Americans reading this, but I have just found this fabulous fop (via Gail Carriger) and I quite frankly love him! Vive la Fop; Vive la Rococo!

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Newsflash

All I will say is: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEE! Edit: I will be doing a more detailed post with more pictures when it arrives!

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Skates

In an effort to do some exercise (gasp!), I’ve just treated myself to these: So, watch out streets of Nottingham, I now come with wheels!  (And probably not very good balance or speed control!) But did you know that the first pair of rollerskates was patented in 1760?  They weren’t very popular, apparently, though I [...]

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Courtiers, Cavaliers and 18th Century Survival

My good Mother told me earlier about a book she’d heard discussed on the radio at the weekend, as it was about the 18th century, she thought I might be interested. (My Mother is very good – she also listens out for interesting names and saves them for me to use.  Isn’t she wonderful?) Well, [...]

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Gone Sailin’ – Things to read while I’m away

I’m going to be away for most of next week – I’m visiting the seaside, and this first-rate ship of the line,* huzzah! - and I didn’t want to leave my lovely readers adrift, so here is some recommended reading: For Readers (AKA everyone!) Want a tip on how to maintain your 18th century love affair?  Lauren over [...]

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Georgian Period Films

I must have been a good girl in 2009 because I was lucky enough to receive amongst my presents a voucher for HMV, which I trotted out with at the weekend and bought a couple of Georgian films I hadn’t yet seen … As I had the flat to myself on Sunday night, I had [...]

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18th Century – For Sale!

Window shopping on ebay is a dangerous thing, gentle reader! After all, what in the world is there that is better to go with one’s changing styles in the latter decades of the 18th Century than an oak desk from c. 1780? Rather charming, don’t you think?  And ample room for a polonaise to slide [...]

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