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When Regency fashionista Lord Byron was invited to visit Topkapi Palace in 1810, the Ottoman Turks refused to recognize his peerage and, as a non-diplomat, he was ranked behind everyone else. In hopes of changing their minds, the well-known dandy … Read More
The Summer Lovin’ Short Story Contest results are in. After one set of judges narrowed the field down to 8 finalists, a second panel of judges scored the stories to decide the final ranking.
When my hair was long, the best up-do I could accomplish myself was the Olive Oyl look when attempting even the simplest bun! Now it’s cut in an angled bob, and the good news is the front is a nice … Read More
Here are the results of the 5 lucky winners, four win a copy of a published Meryton Press book of their choice. One grand prize winner gets advance copies of the next four books we publish starting with Suddenly Mrs … Read More
You’re votes have decided it and the results are in. The winning title of the Name That Anthology contest is…
Ready for it? The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is coming up in less than a week. This coming weekend Meryton Press will be there at booth 965 looking forward to seeing our friends and fellow book lovers at … Read More
Votes are now open in the Name That Anthology Contest. We’ve narrowed it down to 3 titles and now it’s your turn to help us again, this time by telling us which one is your favorite.
Hey! There’s an Alfred Angelo prom dress at “Vinny’s Second Wife’s Closet” in your favourite colour! But before you buy it, rip it apart and remake it, check the prices of custom-made Regency gowns. They start at just under $100, … Read More
Poll time: Another instructional post on what to buy, or The Big Reveal: my Regency gown purchases to date? Okay, here’s the boring list… just kidding! I started shopping for my costume for the 2015 JASNA AGM in July 2014. … Read More
A summary of a Regency gown is like a list of what constitutes a good car. Past a few key items, it starts to become possible for variations too complicated for a simple post. I don’t know how I decided … Read More
Nothing destroys a Regency look faster than droopy boobage—it’s better suited to activities with pot and daisy-weaving involved. The Regency bodice demands softness on top rather than on the bottom, and the opposite will be noticed, because the pretty ribbon … Read More
There have been many inspirational stories about Appalachian Trail hikers, but in honor of Women’s History Month, I want to highlight Emma Gatewood. Born in 1887 to a Civil War vet Ohio farmer, she was one of 15 children. She … Read More
Join us from March 30-April 15 for the A Peculiar Connection blog tour. Read reviews, excerpts, interviews and guest posts. Best of all, enter one of the many giveaways for the chance to win a copy of the book.
When a small JAFF web site decided to offer a story contest to add to its roster of invited-only authors, little did they know the snowball effect it would have on fellow Meryton Assembly Chat Chit and author Sarah Johnson. … Read More
Grandma Lauder’s eulogy ended with: “And girls—you can never have too many pairs of shoes!” No wonder a pair of light green flats were my first purchase for The Thrift Shop Regency Costume Experiment! They have a smoking slipper shape, … Read More