I think wheat sheaves are super pretty. So imagine my delight at finding all these fabulous fashion plates which use wheat as decoration! Wh...

This is an 1830 La Belle Assemblee fashion plate. It clearly states that these are fancy dress outfits (and indeed, I would believe nothing ...

First I found this cool La Belle Assemblee fashion plate of a girl in an armlet, with this super-funky necklace. It looks like a ribbon loop...

Ooh, look! Another armlet! This is a 1925 La Belle Assemblee fashion plate, thanks to the Los Angles Public Library. They have an incredible...

How fun! I've been going through a big Scarlet Pimpernel phase, and reading a book about fashion in the french revolution. In honor of t...

This is from Journal des Dames et des Modes 1817, and is an illustration of a "garrick." It is the same concept as the men's c...

Robin asked me some questions (in response to my bustle posts) so good that I thought I would handle this in an actual post. Of course, then...

October means Halloween, and Halloween means costumes. But because my whole life is costumes, this has got to mean something a little more s...

Now, you are absolutely sure that "milliner" is no longer a viable career option, right? Check out the really cool hat with the bo...