You’re a heroine in an historical-romance novel, and you’re steppin’ out . . . Which shoes will you choose?
You’re a heroine in an historical-romance novel, and you’re steppin’ out . . . Which shoes will you choose?
Well, this is a hoot! Thanks to the Victoria and Albert museum, we can all design our own “hair-raising” 18th-century wigs!
These images via @ChawtonHouse on Twitter
Click here to have a go at it!
. . . upon which to feast our eyes. A gorgeous wedding dress!
Say hello to Lucy Smith and Pauline Ranken of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club, 1908. Scaling Salisbury Crags in full Edwardian gear. WOW.
via @horriblesanity on Twitter
You are cordially invited to feast your eyes on this gorgeous dress! I’d wear it in a heartbeat — what about you?
via Kate Strasdin on Twitter
“Red and black devoré velvet, the vividness of the red moving from the shoulders towards the black froth of net around the hem. The 1930s witnessed a return to a more elongated silhouette, skirts lengthening once again.”
I adore pink, plus I love fashion from the past, so this 1870s ensemble really knocks my socks off!
via Kate Strasdin on Twitter
Pink silk faille and ivory damask . . . isn’t it yummy?
As an author of historical romance, naturally I LOVE THIS.
via @KHandozo on Twitter
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by RT Book Reviews, in which I dish about You May Kiss the Bride, my writing inspirations, my favorite things to research, and more. Please enjoy. :)
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I’m a little afraid of heights, but I’d gladly change places with the person in this photo. Just to be surrounded by all this amazing, epic, bookish goodness.
The old Cincinnati main library. Via History in Pictures on Twitter
I’ve just read a fantastic post by Mary Balogh on why she writes historical romance; it speaks eloquently to me as both a reader and a writer.
She begins by saying, “I believe in love. I believe in the power and ultimate triumph of love.”
And why historical romance in particular?
“Readers like to be transported away from their everyday lives. They like to be taken to a different world to read about people who are essentially like themselves. Past eras often seem more romantic than our own. Regency England, for example, conjures marvelous visual images of fashions for both men and women that were perhaps the most attractive and sexy of any age; of stately country homes and the spacious parks surrounding them; of horse-drawn carriages bowling along the king’s highway; of couples waltzing at grand balls in the light of dozens of candles in the crystal chandeliers overhead; of enchanted evenings strolling the lantern-lit walks of Vauxhall Gardens in London; of picnics and garden parties in rural surroundings; of drives in Hyde Park at the fashionable hour. The possibilities are endless, all coming with an aura of the romance of a bygone age. It is a happy illusion, of course. Most of us would not want actually to live in Regency England or any other bygone era, but we are quite happy to enjoy it from the comfort of our twenty-first century homes. That is the magic of reading.”
Click here to read the full post.