We were greeted this morning by a visit from one of the local coyotes who decided to see what we’ve been up to. We’ve been a bit silent here as we make some improvements in the layout of the atelier and catch up on some long-overdue garden work. But never fear, we’ll be back so stay tuned! Hmmm…coyotes are not what we would consider to be connoisseurs of couture but one never knows… 🙂
We had such a good time at the 2018 Prior Attire Victorian Ball in Bath, England that we’re doing it again in 2019! We’ve already secured out tickets and made reservations on Air New Zealand (highly recommended). Sponsored by Prior Attire, a reproduction garment maker in England, the ball is scheduled for May 5, 2019 and will be held at the Bath Assembly Rooms which is a fantastic venue for a ball. We will also be spending some time in London, touring museums and looking for fabrics (and anything else that strikes our fancy).
It promises to be an excellent time and we’re looking forward to being able to take the waters at Bath again (well, maybe we’ll settle for tea…) and of course we’ll be designing new outfits- stay tuned for more! 🙂
Bridesmaid dresses have been a staple of weddings for over 100 years and even today are a fixture for most weddings. For the typical wedding involving two or more bridesmaids, it is standard for the bridesmaids to be wearing dresses of a uniform style and color, thereby providing a canvas for the the bride to show brightly (after all, it is HER day… 🙂 ). However, the bridesmaid dress is often of a style that pleases nobody and in recent years there’s been a lot of resistance to the idea to the point where they’re being dispensed with for some.
Throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries, wedding customs evolved and by the early 1900s, the typical wedding that we know today had taken form to include the distinct bridesmaid dress. Here are some examples:
Judging from the dress and hat styles, this was probably taken sometime around 1910 or so and what’s striking about it is that the bridesmaid dresses s are fairly uniform. While they appear to be of one style and made from the same material, there are variations in the trim on each woman’s skirt.
And here’s a few more from roughly the same time:
In this picture, the bride is almost indistinguishable from the bridesmaids except for the hat.
It’s an interesting to see that uniform bridesmaid dresses were a thing a hundred years ago. In future posts, we’ll look a little further back so stay tuned! 🙂
Time to load up the car and head home. In contrast to LA, it’s 95 degrees and very dry. Angus can hardly wait to get home- on several occasions, he eagerly tried to hop in the car thinking that we were heading home. Well, now we are… 🙂
Tombstone has its share of curiosities and one of them is the Fiji Mermaid at the Birdcage Theater. 🙂
