The veteran costume designer talks all about creating this season's New World wardrobe.
Fanning stars opposite Nicholas Hoult in this highly anachronistic period drama. Check out the first trailer here.
Woman's riding jacket of flannel trimmed with mohair and lined with sateen, designed and made by John Redfern & Sons, England, 1885-1886
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
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Kanen was a brigand who terrorised the country of Cenred's kingdom, in particular the village of Ealdor. His forces raided the town for provisions, but Matthew held back rations, and Kanen gave the villagers one week to make up the difference. He returned a week later, and discovered that Matthew had hidden provisions in an underground cellar; he attacked and nearly killed Matthew before Merlin, Guinevere, Morgana, and Arthur arrived. Kanen's band left and Kanen killed Matthew the next day; a da
Opened this week at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century explores the dangers of style not just for the wearers, but for the people who made the clothing as well.
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
While the historical Razia has yet to find her place, the mythical Razia, her polar opposite in every sense, has found an audience of many lakhs of people. (India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings,...
Game of Thrones' Cersei Lannister: The woman we love to hate. She's so cunning, intelligent, and dresses to kill (pun intended, guys!) β it's hard not to want to do a Cersei Lannister costume analysis. So in the spirit of my recent foray into theβ¦
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
This extraordinary 1920's Art Deco piece of "wearable art" has been exquisitely hand-beaded depicting lotus blossoms and leaves and an heron in hues of white, pale pink, and pale coral. The impeccably executed beadwork on black background evokes a definite Asian motif and feel about it. The gown is in excellent vintage condition, must be slipped over the head to be worn, and would be equivalent to a size 4/6. It had been purchased several years ago at a vintage clothing auction and at that time had been attributed to having belonged to Diana Vreeland, according to its pervious owner.
Iβve been reviewing each episode of the new, rebooted Roots β each episode covers one or more eras, so itβs giving me lots of fodder for discussion! And woo boy, did episode threeβ¦
