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‘May’ silk gown by House of Dior, spring/summer 1953. Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson. More images here via The Met: metmuseum.org/art/collection… #fashionhistory

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📢Exciting news 📢 Fashion Museum Bath has been awarded a £20,000 Arts Council England grant to launch Explore the Collection, our first searchable online catalogue starting with Dress of the Year 👗💻 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/7Pt550V8iVv

In my book, this is a winner #DiorCouture #Oscars2025 Dior

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I've been hoarding antique laces for a while now. Initially, because I was in awe of their beauty and intricacy. In some of my earlier designs, I used the laces before deciding that they were too precious to be used in new creations, and should instead be preserved...

Friday Treat Time and we’re shining a spotlight on London couturière Angèle Delanghe with this exquisitely tailored tweed coat from c.1940. It was made for Lady Jean Ward with a special tweed and regimental buttons associated with the Royal Horse Guards. #InternationalWomensDay

This catalogue from 1926 was for the corset and undergarments label “Twilfit” by D. H. Evans & Co., a London-based department store. It assures readers that “Women of all types of figures are catered for in the ‘Twilfit’ range.” underpinningsmuseum.com/museum-collect…

Friday Treat Time and we’re dressed to impress with this elegant evening bodice from c.1887. Showcasing the structured silhouette fashionable during the 1880s, this beautiful boned bodice is a great example of the decade’s emphasis on contrasting fabrics and extensive use of trim

#BookTwitter Where is everyone? I thought Jan & Feb were quiet but March has proved to be equally bad for sales. Is it social media (not just this site that’s failing me), or is it something else? I have tons of #signed books and new releases that would normally fly off the

When I am a woman of independent means running a sleuthing agency charged with catching unfaithful husbands, I shall wear this c1880 Emile Pingat ensemble in my oak panelled office Museum of Fine Arts, Boston #fashionhistory

“Too often the only escape is sleep” Charles Bukowski Artwork©️Louis Servedio-Morales

The maker of this c1826 gown used the printed cotton to its best effect, disrupting the pattern with tight pleats at the waist and using the fabric diagonally for the deep collar. Sunny cloth for bright spring days The Metropolitan Museum of Art #fashionhistory

Mark your calendars–“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” opens in a month! 📆✨ Meet Monica L. Miller, guest curator of the upcoming Costume Institute exhibition. Inspired by her 2009 book, #SuperfineStyle will present a cultural and historical examination of Black style from the

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I am re-reading Mansfield Park & feel much kinder towards Fanny Price. As a teenager I found her insipid but adulthood made me realise she is quietly accepting of her situation. Here is Fanny in printed cotton alongside Mary Crawford in bold red gauze KSU Museum #museumoflondon