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Welcome to our account! Here we will be sharing items from our historic dress archive. This 'Folly' fancy dress from around 1883-6 was presumably based on a design in 1882 'Fancy Dresses Described' by Ardern Holt (seen on the left). More on our website: thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/fanc...
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Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option!
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For its December edition, The Hockey Museum renamed its βHockey Shortsβ newsletter βHockey Stockingsβ with this as its leading piece- My first piece of PhD related writing for a public audience. I must try and find out what happened the next time Wales and England played- who wore the red stockings?
17.01.2025 12:29 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Now the festive period is over and the New Year has been toasted, itβs time to crack on with writing my blouse book!
06.01.2025 20:48 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hello BlueSky! We are historians who have been sharing our #researchjoy of c19th dress & textiles for over 5 yrs. We hold regular international 'At Home' events over zoom. Learn who we are, where to watch recorded 'At Homes', and how to get involved here: c19thdressandtextilesreframed.wordpress.com
16.11.2024 09:55 β π 92 π 20 π¬ 4 π 2A reminder that our annual Winter Soiree is this Sunday at 4pm BST/11amEST, with the theme of 'In the Bleak Midwinter'. We've got our annual quiz, and are inviting you to come along and share your favourite 3ish-minute ghost story - real or imagined! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-home-wi...
12.12.2024 13:45 β π 12 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0Heading home after a very enjoyable time at the Crafting Fashion conference in Paris
30.11.2024 14:47 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A favourite saved tweet!
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