Comments | attack_laurel: Dress Me Up

attack_laurel

Dress Me Up

May 27, 2008 09:48

So, I've been reading all the fabulous books I picked up when I was in Massachusetts. The one I'm currently perusing,Consuming Splendor, is a fascinating study of English spending habits in the 17th century. One of the first indoor shopping malls, the New Exchange (the Royal Exchange opened first, but was also a business center, unlike the New ( Read more... )

fashion, humour, research, oh no you didn't

Comments 18

damedini May 27 2008, 14:59:29 UTC

LOLZ
Srsly.

attack_laurel May 27 2008, 15:00:16 UTC

I felt I owed it to people after the last post. :)

chargirlgenius May 27 2008, 15:01:40 UTC

(On the other hand, the New Exchange didn't sell novelty dildos.)

If they'd have had 'em, they'd have sold 'em...

attack_laurel May 27 2008, 15:06:29 UTC

They had dildos back then, but the builder of the New Exchange (Lord... Spencer?) wanted classy shops. :)

I think most "dil-does" were home-made. A cottage industry, if you will.

hugh_mannity May 27 2008, 15:15:43 UTC

Wonderful.

And trufax too.

attack_laurel May 27 2008, 15:34:31 UTC

Indeed. *wise professor voice*

isabelladangelo May 27 2008, 15:22:00 UTC

In this way, it was much like the clothing-centric malls of today, except that you really can't find an excellent ostrich-feather fan at your local Spencer's

Actually you can at...oh wait...no serious. Let's just say Isabella has found some lovely plums and fans at various mall stores. ...and jewelery...and shoes...gotta love da shoes. I so need more shoes....Just ignore the five or six "SCA/Renn Fest only" pairs I already have because another pair of pink leather fur lined boots? So worth it. If for nothing more than the expersion on people's faces when they realize I have on fur lined pink leather boots beneath my gown.

sherwood21 May 27 2008, 15:43:28 UTC

Entertaining AND informative! Thank you for sharing! *giggle fits*