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Then & Now ~ Gray Silk Dress
I put Preshea in gray a few times in Poison or Protect, Fashionable Reader. So in line with that here is a then and now featuring grey!Then1860 The Museum at FITNow2014 Joanna Mastroianni via...
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Bay Area Book Festival Outfits ~ Gold Dress meets Red, Black, and Leopard
My dear fashionable reader here is what I wore to the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley California over the weekend.Gold eShakti cocktail dress with custom modifications. (I added short sleeves and a...
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Then & Now ~ Black Evening Gown
Then1878 The Museum at FITAlmost Then1952 Christian Dior The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNow2012 Pamella RolandMatched MerchGreat Chutney ShirtRetro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional...
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Then & Now ~ Red Sweetheart Neckline
Then1950s Timeless Vixen Vintage pleetNow2014 Lanvin bustier dressMatched MerchRemarkable Display of Whatnot Gail Carriger QuoteRetro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and...
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Bookfest in Red Pedal Pushers with Black and White
Barnes & Noble and their teen book fest this last weekend. It was pretty last minute and I agreed to do a thing because I happen to already be in the area for a morning event, so I figured it was...
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Dress the Cover ~ Poison or Protect
Poison or Protect: A Delightfully Deadly Novella, my first major self-published story set in the world of the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School books, it out now. The cover, after much...
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Poison or Protect Extras ~ Changing Fashions of the Late 1860s
Poison or Protect: A Delightfully Deadly Novella, follows the exploits of one lady assassin with a penchant for poison, one gentle soldier with a white knight complex, a house party, a ghost, and......
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Then & Now ~ Black Beaded Gown
ThenEvening Dress 1885 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAlmost ThenCristobal Balenciaga, 1955-1960 Museo del TrajeNow2014 Elie Saab Couture Black Chiffon with Lace Long Sleeve BeadedMatched...
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Then & Now ~ Blush Pink Gown
Then1953 Ballgown Christian Dior The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNow2013 Fall SaabMatched MerchWhat Would Alexia do? Parasol Protectorate ShirtRetro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional...
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Then & Now ~ Blood Red Satin Gown
ThenDinner Dress late 1870s The Kyoto Costume InstituteNow2014 S/S MarchesaMatched MerchLord Akeldama Vampire Cats Quote, Gail Carriger Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images...
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New Corset Report ~ Dark Garden's Cupid Underbust
Recently I reported going in to get my corsets resized at Dark Garden. Two of them couldn't be down-sized for the new and improved Lesser Rack. One of them went on consignment and the other I sold to a...
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Then & Now ~ Dark Red Dress With Black
ThenDinner Dress late 1870s The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNow2014 S_S VionnetMatched Merch Team Parasol ProtectorateRetro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion...
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Then & Now ~ White High Neck Gown
ThenCristobal Balenciaga, 1960s Musée Galliera de la Mode de la Ville de ParisNow2014 DKNYMatched MerchI Was Thinking Some Rather Important Thoughts ~ Parasol Protectorate Quote MugRetro Rack is also...
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Gail on Book Tour & Custard Protocol Victorian Fashion Research
Dear Fashionable Reader, Gail is on Book tour for the next two weeks. Expect new things on this blog in August.Thank you for your patience. Gail will be wearing vintage and modern dresses on this tour,...
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Then & Now ~ Soft Grey Gown
Then1865-1867 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNow2014 S/S via pixiealamode tumblr Monique Lhuillier, Pre-Fall 2013Matched Merch Hail The Victorious Parasol ShirtRetro Rack is also on facebook where I...
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Imprudence Tour Outfit ~ Red Trumpet Skirt in Texas
For the first two stops of my Imprudence Book tour I wore my new red trumpet skirt. I know, the same skirt, 2x in a row! But you see, Fashionable Reader, 10 stops in 10 days, carry-on only, will limit...
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Imprudence Tour Outfit ~ San Diego Polka Dots
For my visit to San Diego I planned to wear this polka dot black & white dress with red accessories. Thank heavens I did, because what with layovers and delays I ended up having to change in a...
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Imprudence Tour Outfit ~ Denver in Checked Pedal Pushers
I've claimed to dislike capris in the past, and I still hold to it, Gentle Reader. You have to be so careful with cropped pants. They really do foreshorten most people and conversely make the very tall...
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Imprudence Tour Outfits ~ Pink in Chicago & New York
For my events in Chicago and Brooklyn I wore some old favorite pink lace dresses.Chicago with Kristin (via @kristinbriney on Twitter)This coral number is from eShakti and is one of the few of my custom...
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Edwardian Picnic Costuming Report
The one weekend I was home in August I went to an Edwardian Picnic in the East Bay.This is not a time for which I have any specifically period accurate attire. Or better put, I have one late Edwardian...
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