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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17th Century Love

While the 18th Century might be my favourite period in history, it does have a plucky young rival strutting about in crimson heels. Ah, the 17th Century, had we but world enough and time … As a recent discussion on Isis’ Wardrobe’s Blog points out, it is a sorely neglected age, probably for various reasons [...]

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For the Love of Damask

Squeeee!  Please excuse my excited and brief post, but I just won this gorgeous fabric on eBay: Pink cotton damask, 2.6m by 1.25m. OK, I know it’s not 18th century, but I thought it looked rather 17th Century and I love it.  Oh, and did I mention I got it for £1.04? Yaaaaaaaay!  I want [...]

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The Saturday Shoe – Shoes Fit For an Angel

For the triumphant (?) return of the Saturday Shoe, what better theme than the queen of triumphant returns (and falls from grace, but we’ll skirt over that for now) – Angelique.  Now, if you don’t know Angelique, then I think you should get acquainted post haste!  Here’s Wikipedia’s very brief summary, while the official website [...]

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The Saturday Shoe – The Old Slapper!

Well, not a slapper in that sense, but a slap sole shoe. These are from the Northampton Museum, which has the world’s largest collection of footwear.  How handy, then, that my mum lives in Northampton!  When I have a new camera, I’ll be paying another visit to the museum, but back to the shoes… It [...]

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