Historic clothing lovers, this is important:

Althea Mackenzie, Curator at National Trust/Herefordshire Council, Curator of the Snowshill costume collection, author and co-author of a number of Costume books, and and active advocate for Costume and Textile History is seeking urgent help regarding the possible demise of extensive collections held by ( Read more... )

Market Harborough Museum, home of the Symington corset collection, may be closed due to severe budget cuts. Between now and Sunday, people are encouraged to visit as much as possible to convince the council that it is worthy of being saved - please spread the word!

 I added another to my website last night, three added in three days! Woo Hoo!

This one is a beauty, a classic late Victorian with flossing.

As usual, click the photo to go to that corset's page on my website for all the details and more photos:


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Hi everyone! I just wanted to promote my new community past_fashion, where I post accurate information about everything related to the history of fashion, from what Marie Antoinette wore to the stylish eyebrow shape in the 1920s to when your thighs would have been considered gorgeous. Check it out!

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Hi Everyone,
I have two 1890s Victorian corsets for sale on e-Bay this week. They are newly added to my website and have lots of construction details and pictures both in the e-Bay listing and on my website.

Have a look if you are at all interested.

Click on the photos to go to the e-Bay auctions :


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I started a Historical Fashions picture blog over on Tumblr today! You don't have to be a member to see the photos, so feel free to bookmark it and check it often - posts are queued and every hour a new photo is posted automatically. If you ARE member of Tumblr, feel free to join and post! I am using fashions from the Middle Ages all the way up to ( Read more... )

 Hello everyone, I need a bit of help if you wouldn't mind.

I am trying to find out when in European history  the sale and use of dyed linen became common (especially info on between 1200-1900). Furthermore, when in history was colored linen commonly used in outer garments, if ever?

I have heard rumours about the Irish dying linen shades of yellow ( Read more... )

I came across this phrase, "traditional seamstress apron", reading about grisettes (bohemian groupies) on Wikipedia, with a reference to La Grisette, painted 1906/07 by Edward Hopper ( Read more... )

Hi everyone,  I am selling some of my rare treasures on e-bay this week. An 18th century ladies stay as well as a pair of early 19th century shoes with lots of provenance.

(I am selling lots of other junk too but I am just showing the good stuff!)

Please have a look if you are interested:


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I am in the early stages of working on a research project documenting the corset manufacturers of the 19th & 20th centuries ( Read more... )