Being torn between a cottage and a castle I found the absolute dream! 😍

I present you Bonskied House West Lodge (near Loch Tummel and Pitlochry, Scotland), built in 1881 to a design by architect Andrew Heiton.

#InternationalDanceDay , a global celebration of dance, is held annually #OnThisDay . This heavily embellished grey synthetic and net tutu was worn in a 1975 production of Fredrick Ashton’s The Dream, based on A Midsummer's Night Dream, by
Kungliga Operan. Dansmuseet #Dance #dress

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💛 Described by V&A as a robe à l’anglaise retroussée, silk gown lined with linen, Scottish, made 1775-80. Read the full description here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110099/g… #MondayMorning

Bauble vipes with this Italian court dress of c.1848. #Frockingfabulous #fashionhistory via Museo del Tessuto.

The theme of Sleeping Beauties has been explored in different museums this year, of garments uninhabited & fragile that survive as the ghostly outlines of lives once lived. This 1760s Spanish bodice is a remnant. What stories are woven invisibly into its shiny brocade? The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edith Head was a wonderful costume designer, and her creations for Grace Kelly were gorgeous.

If your evening consists of a rollicking party complete with music & dancing & a general knees up then hurrah! If it is more in the vein of a cosy film, wrapped in a blanket then also hurrah! Either way this mid #1920s evening dress is a lovely accompaniment Philadelphia Museum of Art

British designer John Cavanagh brought all of the rococo flair to this late #1950s evening dress, paniers swooping from either hip and a rosy bow adorning the skirt. It demands a balmy early summer evening with a long cool drink and twilight birdsong on the air Fashion Museum Bath

Love the silhouettes of these Dior gowns, and such beautiful materials.

The spectacular beadwork that swoops in tongues of decoration resemble, to me, a whole host of comets plummeting downwards, golden fiery tails of sparkle in their wake. It is a Paul Poiret #1920s evening gown, in graduated shades of orange Museum at FIT #fashionhistory

Lavender damask is drama all on its own but add to that some lashings of rhinestones and you have a whole other beauteous creation. As well as framing the shoulder, strings of sparkle run like raindrops between the shoulder blades. Some #1930s bling KerryTaylorAuctions

Spring greens flourish in mid #1830s fashion here, soft figured silk that is pleated and cinched by stitch and belt into modish folds typical of the period. The sleeve is a focus, its fullness ebbing and flowing as the decade progressed Fashion Museum Bath #fashionhistory

American-born Irish actress Saoirse Ronan was born #OnThisDay in 1994. She starred as Éilis Lacey in the 2015 film adaptation of Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn, in which she wore this Odile Dicks-Mireaux designed 1950s cardigan, shirt, and printed skirt ensemble. #film #costume #dress

Friday Treat Time and we’re feeling pretty in pink with this oh so gorgeous evening dress from the early 1860s! Made from a beautiful silk moire, it features a fashionable low neckline that drops off-the-shoulder and is trimmed with a bertha style collar of black and white lace

Also known as ‘The Little Gidding Cabinet’, this needlework casket was probably the work of one of the Miss Colletts, nieces of Nicholas Ferrar who founded the Little Gidding community in Huntingdonshire in 1626. (Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)

Is she skating along some coastal promenade in her smart 1890s tailormade? I am going to say yes. If you would like to come to our conference The Beach and Beyond Falmouth University in July there is still time to submit an abstract so get your skates on! Link in bio. Dress FIDM Museum

What a glorious blue is this richly detailed dinner dress.

The colour of summer oceans, #MarcBohan for #Dior created this unusual silk linen mix gown in 1966. It pairs the flamboyance of beadwork with the formality of tailored lapels, mashing them into a halter neck dream. Sold via KerryTaylorAuctions #fashionhistory

The next set of hidden figures I am exploring are those engaged in shoemaking in the 19th & 20th centuries. This pair of c1900 shoes were made by Hook, Knowles and Co, about whom I am hoping to discover much more. What a flourish they would make beneath a long skirt V&A

I didn’t make it to the #Sargent exhibition yesterday, that will be a visit for next month instead, but what treats are in store. The #1880s velvet glow of Mrs Charles E Inches awaits, both dress & canvas a tribute to the care that both sitter & artist gave to clothes Museum of Fine Arts, Boston