It was such a lovely Christmas this year. I spent time with my family, Mr. C, and gave some lovely gifties as well as received some too. Here are the "historical" gifties I got - that is, things for that girl in your life who is obsessed with old clothes:
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| Two fantastic books - "100 Dresses" from the Met, and "Corsets," a book full of patterns taken from historical examples, including several 18th c., Regency. Both of these books are fabulous, and I highly recommend them! |
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| This is a fascinating little pamphlet sent to me by my Scottish friend FJ <3 |
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| Boots! Fabulous Victorian boots! You all know how important I think footwear is...and how few pairs of "proper" footwear I have! Now I have straight up proper Victorian boots and nobody at costume check can ever tell me otherwise again, mwahahahaha! |
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| Another view of the boots. Oh so lovely! And comfy! These were from Mom, who has a pair for herself, in light tawny brown. |
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| Marie Antoinette, by Lenox. I grew up with these amazing porcelain Lenox dolls that belonged to my grandmother. She had quite a few of them - a "princess" collection that included Cinderella, Snow White, an Ice Queen, Juliet, others I don't remember now. My mom has them all packed away safely, and gave me this one for Christmas this year. She's so exquisite! |
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| (Don't mind the background, pls!). Lenox Marie Antoinette is wearing a polonaise, but the designers at Lenox kindof mixed some styles with the sleeves and the panniers. She's still fantastic, though. |
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| Here's the back of her. Her hands, fan, and feathers are sooo delicate. |
Here are the books on Amazon:
