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Only took eight days, but I at last got my hands on a millionaire short bread. And I’m away South. Dear Scotland, let’s not wait another 13 years before we meet again.
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And suddenly, I leave tomorrow. It has been, in all the right ways, the most perfect trip possible. I saw all the exhibitions I hoped to, visited museums and locations that were on the “I hope I can” list, presented my first paper in nine years, and learned to traverse and love Glasgow. With a……
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Seasons: Counting the weather outside the train on the journey north, I’d say three. Steps: 7,897 Size of bathroom: It fits in a cupboard. BUT: The shower dial HAS TEMPERATURES ON IT so you are not surprised by how hot or cold the water ends up being. Why do we not all have this? Get……
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“Hello Viccy, you’re looking well.” – Orla McCool (Derry Girls, 3.7) Seasons: Summer, with a mild mid-afternoon drizzle just to maintain its reputation Steps: 13, 118 Intended Itinerary: Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace, Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians at The Elizabeth Gallery, Buckingham Palace, The Rosettis at Tate Britain Managed: Two out of……
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It has taken me quite some time to find my sea legs as a dress historian. I have recounted how a single passage in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North & South led me to discovering the field of dress history, but my initial focus was the clothing and textiles of Jane Austen’s novels for the very simple reason that I……
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With Monica’s guest post, and subsequent discussions by Lizzie at The Vintage Traveler, I have been inspired to revisit a topic dear to my heart — Kashmir shawls, and their European imitations. ~~ ‘I have spared no expense in [Edith’s] trousseau,’ were the next words Margaret heard. ‘She has all the beautiful Indian shawls and……
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I am happy to present my first ever guest post from my Worn Through colleague and one of my dear friends, Monica D. Murgia. Monica has an MA in Fashion & Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice from FIT. Her focus was curatorial, with an emphasis on twentieth century fashion designers. Her current research interests……
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SATIRE 2b. the employment, in speaking or writing, of sarcasm, irony, ridicule, etc. in exposing, denouncing, deriding, or ridiculing vice, folly, indecorum, abuses, or evils of any kind. — Oxford English Dictionary “I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through my work… Let’s break……
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