So I'm working away on my talk for the medieval conference next month when suddenly I'm seized with a panic attack. Was it because I'm worried about finishing my talk? Making it long enough? Making it good? While I do worry about those things, they weren't the cause of my panic. Here's what my brain said, "OH MY GOD I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WEAR TO ( Read more... )

My favorite talk at the Costume Society symposium in Leeds last weekend, focused on 18th c textiles. John Styles' lecture was titled "Foundling Hospital Textiles 1741-1760". It was about the tokens left with babies and children as identifiers, and comes from his work preparing for an exhibit at the Foundling Museum which opens October 2010. I would ( Read more... )