Yep, it's happened! I was serious about starting a podcast, and I followed through, thanks to my excellent Patreon patrons. This first episode jumps right in as a verbal version of the Before Victoria series of posts. The Marriage of Queen Victoria, 10 February 1840, Sir George Hayter, 1840-42; RCIN 407165 I would love it if you … Continue reading A Most Beguiling Accomplishment: the Podcast
Author: Cassidy Percoco
CoBloWriMo: Favorite Era?
Unlike many members of the fashion history, reenactment, and costuming worlds, I have no favorite era - and lately I'm hard-pressed to find eras that I even dislike. But there is one period that I'm really interested in yet never seem to get the chance to explore. Portrait of Catherine of Aragon, Michael Sittow, ca. … Continue reading CoBloWriMo: Favorite Era?
Catching up on CoBloWriMo!
Costume Blog Writing Month, that is! I've been doing so much long-form writing lately that I thought it would be fun to loosen up a little. There is a semi-official list of prompts, so let me get the ones I've missed in here on the third day of the month. Day One: Introductions Hello! I'm sure … Continue reading Catching up on CoBloWriMo!
Before Victoria: Royal Weddings (Part III)
(Part I of this series and part II, if you're not coming to this from one or the other.) Royal weddings need to be dealt with on their own, because their dress traditions differed from those of ordinary and even aristocratic women. These differences are key to understanding the context of the gown that Queen … Continue reading Before Victoria: Royal Weddings (Part III)
Before Victoria: White Wedding Dress (Part II)
So, previously I showed you a lot of examples of actual white or white-ish gowns worn for weddings, including fashion plates (as they are intended to be prescriptive of real clothing - they exist to tell you what you can/should wear); these prove at least that white was worn. Now I'm going to follow that up … Continue reading Before Victoria: White Wedding Dress (Part II)
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