In terms of 2023 period dramas, today is a big day for me. Firstly, Marie Antoinette is finally premiering here in North America. (I will be able to discuss it with all of my lovely European followers who saw it months ago!) And secondly, the […]

Last week we looked at Charles Dickens, the author often credited with inventing Christmas. (Spoiler alert: he did not…) This week we are turning to one of my favourite authors for our Literary Christmas series. While it may not seem it at first when you […]

This post is being published on the day that Netflix’s Persuasion hits our computer screens, so of course I needed to feature some Regency fashion. (No, I have not seen it at the time of writing…) The Regency period has a fairly recognisable style. While […]

As soon as Bridgerton aired, I knew that it would be the perfect topic for the blog. (And given my stats, you lovely readers agree!) And I pretty much immediately knew that I would need a bit of help covering it. Although I do love the […]

Bridgerton is still dominating Netflix numbers and online water-cooler talk. And one of the biggest Bridgerton questions I see is: did they actually dress like that? I think that this is important because fashion historians have been some of the biggest critics of Bridgerton because […]