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Countdown to Christmas 🎁 From 1st-24th December, feast on daily festive posts. Stay tuned.
‘Fête Joyeuse’ evening dress designed by Christian Dior, crimson silk organza, Paris, 1955. Via The V&A, description & more images here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117674...
‘Fête Joyeuse’ evening dress designed by Christian Dior, crimson silk organza, Paris, 1955. Via The V&A, description & more images here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117674...
🎁 A festive undergarment to brighten your day. Brocaded silk, 1740-60, via Museu del Disseny.
#advent #christmas #underpinnings
#advent #christmas #underpinnings
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🎁 A festive undergarment to brighten your day. Brocaded silk, 1740-60, via Museu del Disseny.
#advent #christmas #underpinnings
#advent #christmas #underpinnings
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Day 15 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this yellow satin Worth evening dress that was made in c. 1903 for Mary Curzon when she was Vicereine of India. It is embellished with over 400 oak leaves, outlined in satin cord and chenille thread. Fashion Museum Bath collection. #fashionhistory
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 15 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this yellow satin Worth evening dress that was made in c. 1903 for Mary Curzon when she was Vicereine of India. It is embellished with over 400 oak leaves, outlined in satin cord and chenille thread. Fashion Museum Bath collection. #fashionhistory
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Jane Austen mentions Christmas in all of her novels - spent with family & friends, stoking ‘a roaring Christmas fire’ against the snow outside, and making merry with dancing.
Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social) introduces a fashion-focused Austen Christmas.
yalebooks.co.uk/a-jane-auste...
Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social) introduces a fashion-focused Austen Christmas.
yalebooks.co.uk/a-jane-auste...
A Jane Austen Christmas - Yale University Press London
Author Hilary Davidson introduces a fashion-focused Jane Austen Christmas ... Jane Austen mentions Christmas in all six of her completed novels. The Jane Austen mentions Christmas in all six of her co...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Jane Austen mentions Christmas in all of her novels - spent with family & friends, stoking ‘a roaring Christmas fire’ against the snow outside, and making merry with dancing.
Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social) introduces a fashion-focused Austen Christmas.
yalebooks.co.uk/a-jane-auste...
Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social) introduces a fashion-focused Austen Christmas.
yalebooks.co.uk/a-jane-auste...
Kimono mini-dress, Rudi Gernreich, USA, 1963. Via The Museum at FIT here: fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/objects/1092...
#advent #christmas #dress
#advent #christmas #dress
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Kimono mini-dress, Rudi Gernreich, USA, 1963. Via The Museum at FIT here: fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/objects/1092...
#advent #christmas #dress
#advent #christmas #dress
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Mary Delany (1700-1788), English Bluestocking artist, used decoupage to make botanical 'Paper Mosaiks'.
Mistletoe, in pagan folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
Mistletoe, in pagan folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Mary Delany (1700-1788), English Bluestocking artist, used decoupage to make botanical 'Paper Mosaiks'.
Mistletoe, in pagan folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
Mistletoe, in pagan folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
Sweet dreams. Christian Dior’s ‘Soirée de Décembre’ made 1955.
December 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Sweet dreams. Christian Dior’s ‘Soirée de Décembre’ made 1955.
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American First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln was born #OnThisDay in 1818. This c. 1862-4 green and cream woollen plaid dress (which has a matching cape) is believed to have been made for Lincoln by African American dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly. Chicago Museums collection. #FirstLady #fashionhistory
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
American First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln was born #OnThisDay in 1818. This c. 1862-4 green and cream woollen plaid dress (which has a matching cape) is believed to have been made for Lincoln by African American dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly. Chicago Museums collection. #FirstLady #fashionhistory
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Liberty & Co. evening cloak, cotton velvet lined with silk, embroidered with silk & beads, early 1910s. Via The John Bright Collection, full description & images here: www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/cloa...
December 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren https://www.wikiart.org/en/mary-cassatt/mrs-cassatt-reading-to-her-grandchildren-1880
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren https://www.wikiart.org/en/mary-cassatt/mrs-cassatt-reading-to-her-grandchildren-1880
Brooch, possibly made in France, 1850-65. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115435...
#advent #christmas #holly
#advent #christmas #holly
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Brooch, possibly made in France, 1850-65. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115435...
#advent #christmas #holly
#advent #christmas #holly
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British designer Jasper Conran OBE was born #OnThisDay in 1959. He designed this black silk and viscose devoré velvet bias-cut evening dress in 1996. The black-on-black foliate design was achieved by contrasting the matte black with the deeper black pile. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
British designer Jasper Conran OBE was born #OnThisDay in 1959. He designed this black silk and viscose devoré velvet bias-cut evening dress in 1996. The black-on-black foliate design was achieved by contrasting the matte black with the deeper black pile. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
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#FridayFrocks #SparkleAndShine – A silver lamé jacket, c.1925 – 30, trimmed with marabou feathers. Though seen in eveningwear, lamé also found its way into bridalwear, as seen in this 1920s silver lamé wedding dress.
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#FridayFrocks #SparkleAndShine – A silver lamé jacket, c.1925 – 30, trimmed with marabou feathers. Though seen in eveningwear, lamé also found its way into bridalwear, as seen in this 1920s silver lamé wedding dress.
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The Magdalen Reading, c. 1435, delicately turning the page, beside her alabaster jar of ointment, oil on panel, fragment of altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden, influential Flemish artist (c.1400-1464), pupil of Robert Campin, court painter to Duke of Burgundy.
National Gallery London
National Gallery London
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The Magdalen Reading, c. 1435, delicately turning the page, beside her alabaster jar of ointment, oil on panel, fragment of altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden, influential Flemish artist (c.1400-1464), pupil of Robert Campin, court painter to Duke of Burgundy.
National Gallery London
National Gallery London
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Day 11 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this two-piece, embroidered black and purple silk charmeuse dress. Dating from c. 1908, and believed to have been designed by Callot Sœurs, the dress takes style inspiration from elements of the kimono. Kyoto Costume Institute. #fashionhistory
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Day 11 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this two-piece, embroidered black and purple silk charmeuse dress. Dating from c. 1908, and believed to have been designed by Callot Sœurs, the dress takes style inspiration from elements of the kimono. Kyoto Costume Institute. #fashionhistory
🎈Christmas visiting outfit sorted 🎈Red silk, British, ca 1865. Via The Met here: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🎈Christmas visiting outfit sorted 🎈Red silk, British, ca 1865. Via The Met here: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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#WinterWeddingAdventCalendar Day 11: Arline Steward wed her college sweetheart Howard Nelson in a Lakefield, MN, church in October 1935, wearing a glamorous gown "of peach velvet with a matching hat and carrying chrysanthemums," per the Minneapolis Journal. Rhinestones and pintucks trim the bodice.
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#WinterWeddingAdventCalendar Day 11: Arline Steward wed her college sweetheart Howard Nelson in a Lakefield, MN, church in October 1935, wearing a glamorous gown "of peach velvet with a matching hat and carrying chrysanthemums," per the Minneapolis Journal. Rhinestones and pintucks trim the bodice.
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🎁 Dear Father Christmas…Boots by Andrea Pfister, France, c1979. Via LACMA.
#advent #christmas #red #boots
#advent #christmas #red #boots
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🎁 Dear Father Christmas…Boots by Andrea Pfister, France, c1979. Via LACMA.
#advent #christmas #red #boots
#advent #christmas #red #boots
Klaxon! www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art - Exhibition at V&A South Kensington · V&A
This exhibition traces the history, impact and continuing influence of one of the 20th century’s most innovative fashion creatives, Elsa Schiaparelli.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Klaxon! www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
🎁 Dear Father Christmas…Boots by Andrea Pfister, France, c1979. Via LACMA.
#advent #christmas #red #boots
#advent #christmas #red #boots
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🎁 Dear Father Christmas…Boots by Andrea Pfister, France, c1979. Via LACMA.
#advent #christmas #red #boots
#advent #christmas #red #boots
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December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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All of the bells, bows and whistles were deployed in the fashioning of this ballgown, c1960 by Worth, London. Designer Owen Hyde-Clark created a glittering bodice with hand embroidery and teardrop shaped glistening diamanté with a dramatic belt and bright satin skirt #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
All of the bells, bows and whistles were deployed in the fashioning of this ballgown, c1960 by Worth, London. Designer Owen Hyde-Clark created a glittering bodice with hand embroidery and teardrop shaped glistening diamanté with a dramatic belt and bright satin skirt #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Once more for the haters...
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Once more for the haters...
@channel4news.bsky.social It’s crucial to call out Trump’s divisive & offensive remarks. London & Paris are doing fine. I spend time in both on my own, feel perfectly safe.
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
@channel4news.bsky.social It’s crucial to call out Trump’s divisive & offensive remarks. London & Paris are doing fine. I spend time in both on my own, feel perfectly safe.
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Day 9 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this elegant embroidered silk dress. Dating to c. 1908, it was made by Madame Alice Manton Patrick who clearly took inspiration from the styles being produced by the Liberty department store. @jbrightcollection.bsky.social collection. #fashionhistory
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 9 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this elegant embroidered silk dress. Dating to c. 1908, it was made by Madame Alice Manton Patrick who clearly took inspiration from the styles being produced by the Liberty department store. @jbrightcollection.bsky.social collection. #fashionhistory
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He’s not the best-known Ladybird artist, but I do love Roger Hall’s depiction of Matilda escaping the siege of Oxford through the snow
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
He’s not the best-known Ladybird artist, but I do love Roger Hall’s depiction of Matilda escaping the siege of Oxford through the snow