Experiments in Elegance
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Events Attended: Titanic Steerage Ball

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The grand Titanic weekend, sponsored by the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, opened on Friday night with a steerage ball. What this meant was a...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Titanic, Songe d'Automne

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This weekend was a Titanic vintage dance week of epic proportions. Unfortunately, it has left me playing catch-up on schoolwork, so I haven...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Punch Cartoon: Hussar Hessians and Pants

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This is hilarious. Enough said.
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Monday, April 9, 2012

Friendly Plastic Fan Handle

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I've been mildly interested in fixed fans of the mid-19th century. I will owe you a post with some images for reference. Instead, today ...
Sunday, April 8, 2012

Parasol Pockets Part 2

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I was going to post about something completely different, but I got some insightful comments followed by a really astounding email from Gem...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Parasol Pockets

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So, I've noticed this thing about 1870s dresses. Sometimes they have a hilarious little triangular pocket. A parasol pocket? You tell me...
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Friday, April 6, 2012

Early 20th Century Tiara

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I love tiaras, and as far as I am concerned, sparkles are always fashionable. But having a headdress with dangling temple ornaments really s...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Brave's Queen Elinor Stole Ellen Terry's Macbeth Dress

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So, let's be honest. This post is for my friend Raven (who has a new blog , actually), who studied abroad in Scotland and is excited abo...
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Antonia Pugliese
Antonia is a 19th century girl who teaches vintage dance, sews reproduction clothing, collects beautiful things, and generally has adventures. Expect to hear her talk about clothing, dancing, silly things, history, and even more clothing. She likes her interests and her friends to be mildly impractical and highly romantic.
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