In preparation for a class on women’s headwear in France and the Low Countries that I am teaching at Rowany Festival I have started a count of the frequency of each hat type as represented in art. I thought I might...
Read MoreMy friend Mathilde is living in the Middle East for a while, so decided to start a large embroidery project for the quiet times. She’s chosen to recreate the headgear from this portrait of a Dutch woman from the late...
Read MoreThis dress is affectionately known as “Karinne’s PINK dress” or “the pink party frock” by my friends. It is based on the picture shown below, “St Cecilia and her Fiancé”, by Cornelis...
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