Category: Fashion History
Uncover the stories woven into garments across time.
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Victorian Mourning: Sartorial Symbolism in George Eliot’s “Middlemarch”
The image that most readily comes to mind when we think of Queen Victoria is that of an elderly, white-haired woman dressed entirely in black, her white widow’s cap perched solemnly atop her head. Portrait of Queen Victoria by Bertha Müller after Heinrich von Angeli, 1900. Source: National Portrait Gallery, London. This enduring portrayal of… Read more
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Why I’m Disappointed in the Kensington Palace Exhibition “Dress Codes: Decoding the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection”
When Kensington Palace announced its latest exhibition, Dress Codes: Decoding the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, I was genuinely excited. With a fashion archive said to include over 10,000 pieces spanning five centuries of court life, and the palace itself as a backdrop, there was so much potential to create something truly immersive, educational, and moving.… Read more