How-to Times Two: Variations on Dressing up a Bonnet

A bit of an impulse buy, as a few of my items were, the Pink Hat has a beautiful, perfect Regency shape and some nice trim. I was so pleased with those aspects, I overlooked the fact that it was overpriced for … Read More

The Thrifty Regency Hat-trick!

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No rabbits are involved in this type of hat-trick! However, once in cricket, four times in NHL hockey, and twice in rubgy, three hat-tricks, or three sets of three goals scored by the same player, have taken place in a single … Read More

Talking About A Peculiar Connection

A Peculiar Connection by Jan Hahn, published last month continues to get rave reviews. Here’s what some reviewers had to say: This tale, within the first few pages grabbed my heart with both hands and didn’t let go for a long … Read More

Talking About Aerendgast

Here’s what some reviewers have to say about Aerendgast: The Lost History of Jane Austen by Rachel Berman published in March: Fantastic Story of a Present Day Couple and an Incredible Secret Connected to Jane Austen Sophia Rose, Amazon Wow! … Read More

Regency Bad Hair Day? Wrap a Turban!

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

Lift and Separate!

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

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