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Merry Christmas everyone! I'm taking off until January to celebrate (and to finish this book). Wishing you all the happiest of holidays. ❤️
Found out this morning that A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty sold out its first print run! My publisher @penswordbooks is ordering another printing! 🎉
The ebook version of A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty is only $1.99 at Amazon!! This is a steal, folks. https://t.co/kzxxH65Eps @penswordbooks #Victorian #Fashion
A gorgeous 1870s dress of mauve and floral printed silk, trimmed with velvet and lace from The John Bright Collection. This style was popularly known as the 'Dolly Varden,' after a character in Charles Dickens' novel Barnaby Rudge. #Victorian #Fashion
"It was most desirable to form the habit of reading novels: because, in periods of worry, distress, illness or enforced rest, no possible resource was so valuable." -Cambridge Review, 1892.
From my archives: A Halloween Tea Party for Unmarried Ladies https://t.co/ZMBzCfgBVn #Victorian #MondayBlogs
Before Flash Or Ring Lights Existed These 19th Century Ladies Swore By This Lighting, my article on gaslight fashion @bust_magazine https://t.co/nbDyM6UjGW #Victorian #Fashion
Flattering by Gaslight: Fashion Advice for Nineteenth Century Ladies https://t.co/VrXpokePcM #Victorian #Fashion
“Her friends call her hair auburn, but her enemies call it red.” A Passion for Auburn Hair: Victorian Views on Reddish-Brown Tresses https://t.co/LL3iixQSCW #Victorian #Fashion
French archaeologist Auguste Mariette, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Empress Christina, and various servants, lords, & ladies seated in front of the Sphinx in Egypt, 1871. Look for this exact location in my next book! #Victorian