18th century royalty

The life of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, mother of the Nicholas II, begins as the story of a real-life Cinderella and ends in tragedy and exile.

3. The pannier, or hoop petticoat was worn by women in the 1700s to give a wider sihlouette. Much like a normal hoop skirt, the pannier gives the wearer an exagerated shilouette.

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Recap from the first installment and second installment in this series: Orlando (1992) is based on Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography. Directed by Sally Potter and starring Tild…

Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and the Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King Edward VII. Alexandra's family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was chosen with the consent of the major European powers to succeed his second cousin Frederick…

I continue my series of antique French Fashion plates from the time of Maire Antoinette with a few examples of some of the more extreme fashions of the day. Most of us modern ladies think of historical clothing prior to the 1920's as being very conservative and buttoned up; however this is not always the case. Low cut bodices were very much in fashion for much of the 16th - 19th Centuries. Strange how it was permissible to expose so much of ones bosom in public yet exposing ones shoulders…