Tag: Style History
History Bite: Alexander McQueen at the V&A
I have to admit, I was rather dazed at the V&A after seeing the Christian Dior exhibition. You can’t spend that long going through an exhibition of over 500 items of that quality and not be. However, I was still able to notice quite a […]
David Sassoon’s Diana, Princess of Wales Sketches
Diana, Princess of Wales is always a popular topic with royal watchers. Most of my own interest falls to earlier royals, but I can understand why people are interested in the late Princess of Wales. Her fashion life was interesting all on it’s own, and […]
Dior: Designer of Dreams, Part IV- Style File Friday
I know that I was supposed to have my Dior: Designer of Dreams series done in 3 posts. How once I started editing photos and organising my notes and everything, I realised that I could probably post on it weekly for a year. Still, as […]
Dior: Designer of Dreams, Part III, Style File Friday
Finally, after part I and part II of my Dior: Designer of Dreams series, we have now reached the third week of it. (I’ve decided to do four parts, with it finishing next week.) We’ve seen Dior’s New Look, Dior in Britain, the influence of […]
Royal Women Exhibition at Fashion Museum, Bath, Part II
Last Monday, I shared the first half of the Royal Women exhibition at the Fashion Museum in Bath. I looked at the pieces of Queen Alexandra (consort to King Edward VII) and Queen Mary (consort to King George V), and what they meant for their […]





