That's me, admiring the Prince of Wales! Too cool! This weekend we went to the Museum of Fine arts to look at the new Art of the America...

The time has come! The biggest ball of the season! This is the closest you can really get to time traveling - imagine a room full of people,...

As soon as I say something, I must revise it. I stand by what I said before, actually, that a 7-strutted parasol was odd and surprising to m...

It all started with this 1809 painting of Mrs Harrison Gray Otis. She is pretty, the dress is pretty - but it was the bracelet high up on he...

This is an 1801 engraving. Count carefully... her parasol has seven segments and seven struts. I am assuming that this is an artistic issue ...

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...

I helped a friend of mine make a party dress. We made it Friday night and she wore it Saturday night. Fun, right? Not my usual style of proj...

This should be really fun. I love going on random outings in fabulous clothing, and this won't have any specific time period, so just gr...

The costumer on the 1995 Pride and Prejudice was so cool. This coat shows up on a minor character briefly (when Elizabeth first visits Lady ...

First of all, I love this set of pictures that mother took. So cool! Let us just say that this gentleman was a much better ice skater than I...