The Longchamp Racecourse and Fashion Promenade
Attracting enormous crowds, by the late 1800s, the Longchamp Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris had become one …
Edwardian
Edwardian Photoblogging
Kensington and Chelsea Libraries in London, England, uncovered a series of images suggesting that the Edwardians might …
20 Handmade Dolls Tell the History of Fashion
This is the story of how a series of exquisite handmade dolls, representing the history of French haute couture made …
Edwardian Fashion: A 5-Minute Guide
The Edwardian era was the period covering the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended to 1919. …
10 Fascinating Facts About Titanic
The "Ship of dreams", Titanic was the pride of Liverpool's White Star Line. Billed unsinkable, she would send 1500 souls …
Dinner at Downton - What to Wear?
Imagine you've been invited to dinner at Downton Abbey. It's the first season covering the period around 1912-1914. The …
"The Master of Swish" - Boldini's Elegant Portraits of High Society Women
Self-portrait by Giovanni Boldini, 1892 In a dusty old Parisian apartment in 2010, a startling discovery was made. No …
If You Could be Princess for a Day, Which Princess Would you be?
The term "Princess" is most often used as the regal rank of a daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen, or the wife …
Portrait of a Lady - a Brief History of the term "Lady"
Today, the term "lady" is often used as a civil term of respect for a woman, as is "gentleman" for a man. But there was …