Friday, December 21, 2012

John Hose, London Cordwainer, c.1770

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Courtesy, Historic New England These fashionable but restrained cream silk brocade shoes, with earth-tone, stylized flowers on a pattern...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Stephen Jones: A Season of Hats at the Peabody Essex Museum

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A hat makes clothing identifiable, dramatic--and, most importantly, Fashion...they confer a sense of presence and poise to the wearer th...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

A Kilt: The Tale of a Plunge

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By Jeff Hopper This is the tale of a plunge.  Two weeks ago a friend in the building trades told me that one of the local lumber compani...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Temperance Pickering Knight’s mid 18th c. Canary Yellow Quilted Petticoat

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Among the one of the most striking pieces in the Irma Bowen Collection At the University of New Hampshire Museum is a dazzling canary y...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

"Deluded by his hypocrisies:" Lady Mary Radclyffe Stanhope Gell (and her shoes)

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1. Possibly worn by Lady Mary Radclyffe Stanhope Gell (d. 1653), these late 17th century shoes are in the collection of the Northampton ...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Trendy Vintage at Shangri-La Boutique, Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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On a recent trip to Florida, a lucky parking spot led to a fantastic vintage shopping find at Shangri-La Vintage Boutique ( www.shangrila-...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail

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A Gown of Midnight Blue Velvet, UNH Museum, Durham, USA. Note passementerie, cording, voided velvet, c. 1890s Available   February 20...