In our Online Autumn Lecture Series: Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design Curator Matthew Winterbottom talks about the explosion of colour embraced by artists and designers during the 19th-century. Book: bit.ly/47jAFsg Image: Clive Hurst, Flickr

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this pink dropwaist evening dress with a purple hem. The dress is embellished with lavender and purple sequins and black and lavender beads. KSU Museum collection. #fashionhistory

The way that a #Fortuny falls is unique. The softness of the silk coupled with the elasticity of the pleats means that it almost bounces in its pliability. The details are glorious, the stencilled belt, the silk cord, the Murano glass beads Museu Tèxtil de Terrassa

I've written a wee bit on chine recently,determined to look for more this week. Woven mostly in Lyons, so strongly associated with the French court, they became known as 'Pompadour' silks in England. Satin chiné Automne 1735 : [échantillons de tissus] gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv… 1/1

Cartier Marie Antoinette Style (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026) at V&A South Kensington. Exploring the origins and revivals of the style of Marie Antoinette. Sponsored by Manolo Blahnik 📷 Antoinetta, 2005 by Manolo Blahnik

More tea? Tea gown of embroidered silk damask, designed by House of Rouff (Paris), made ca 1900. Panel probably embroidered in India, lace made in Limerick. Full details here V&A collections: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O129211/t… #1900s #dresshistory #fashionhistory

Join us on Sunday, September 29th, at 16:00 BST for our next At Home event organized in collaboration with the ACORSO Tailoring for Women Group! Tickets and information available on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/acorso-tailo…

The swallows are lining up along the telephone wires this afternoon, a sure sign of summer’s drawing to a close as they prepare to fly south. #MadeleineVionnet created this 1935 gown appliquéd with swallows in flight, an ethereal farewell V&A #fashionhistory

Zygmunt Bukowski | 1923- 2006 — Woman with Glass of Wine | 1949 Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland Z.B. escaped from Nazi occupied Poland and went to Scotland.

Pop quiz! Can you guess what year this high-cut slip was created? The fabric is pale pink polyester satin with ecru leavers lace and satin bows. #underpinningsmuseum #fashionhistory #vintagefashion

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Zapato del siglo XVIII con tacón de carrete (más estrecho en el centro)

#ThroughHerEyes The murder of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei at the hands of her boyfriend, got a single line on the news this morning. Let's make more of it here. Another beautiful and talented woman's life snuffed out by violence. #VAWG

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is Yellow to celebrate 80 years of The Harris’s Pauline in The Yellow Dress. We have chosen The Yellow Dress by Laura Knight. The painting shows the costume-making studio at The RSC capturing colour and artistry with thick brushstrokes.

Looking forward to a weekend in London ☔️especially visit Foundling Museum. See you soon!

A woman looking out of a window in 1822. A window in the studio of Caspar David Friedrich, who was born on this day in 1774.

Like a bit of vintage 1950s? We also have 1850s on display (and decades in between) this weekend. We are celebrating our 200th anniversary, please join us. We are open from 11 am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. PS We like dogs

My latest finished creation, the 'Antoinette' ensemble 💕 A monowire bra showcasing an exquisite beaded lace, and a panty girdle with flourishes of beaded appliqué, freshwater pearls and ostrich feathers.

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this Lucien Lelong ivory silk & gold-flecked brocade evening dress dating from 1937. The plunging neckline descends into a knot at the waist and fastens with a twisted halterneck style back. Sold by Augusta Auctions. #fashionhistory