The tallies: Do some posts on best/worst costume dramas, or just review a handful - 73% Portrait costume analyses like American Duchess - 53% Cataloguing in the museum, more details about what you've looked at - 40% Finish that series about the 1780s, doofus - 33% Translating your symposium paper on "The … Continue reading That Poll
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Dress University
I had a very good time! There were a few mishaps with my planned off-campus accommodations, but the classes themselves were great. I got to meet people I'd only ever met online, see a lot of beautiful clothing, learn about some subjects I hadn't thought much about before, bought some amazing hairpins, and built up … Continue reading Dress University
Poll Time
I've been a bit confused lately as to what I ought to post, what people are interested in reading me babble about, so I thought I'd put up a poll of various things that I could go into. I'll probably end up going into all of them at some point anyway, but order is important! … Continue reading Poll Time
Museum Cataloguing and You!
I have now finished my first week at my new internship at the Chapman Historical Museum! It is going so well. (You can see some examples of their photograph collection here.) My job there is to catalogue the collections in PastPerfect while identifying objects that could potentially be deaccessioned or that need accession numbers. I … Continue reading Museum Cataloguing and You!
Mantua-makers and Merchants
In my search for fabric-related quotes some time ago, I came across some others relating to fashion, sewing, and society. Here they are, collected for your entertainment The Artful Husband (William Taverner, 1717): The Fable of the Bees (Bernard de Mandeville, 1724): I like this one because it's such a universal - even today, you … Continue reading Mantua-makers and Merchants
Mimic of Modes 