AnnaBelinda, Timeless Style
"Annabelinda may not the most well known of British fashion brands, but this is something that I predict will change in the coming decades"Continue reading
"Annabelinda may not the most well known of British fashion brands, but this is something that I predict will change in the coming decades"Continue reading
'The cutwork and embroidered art nouveau style design coupled with it’s delicate colour make this a work of art in it’s own right. I think it is with garments such as this where the original function of the clothing becomes particularly detached as something this decorative is so rarely worn on a day to day basis today.'Continue reading
"He became known for his elegant and ready to wear formal attire, championing sophisticated and easy to wear design. He opened his retail show room on the exclusive Burton Street in London after returning from serving with the Royal Air force in World War II and his designs were also carried at the famous department store Liberty’s."Continue reading
"This dress is one treasure that I just cannot bring myself to part with and, let’s face it, no one with a 21st century body is going to fit her without extreme discomfort and corsetry. So rather than keeping her all to myself, I have decided to share her with you on the blog."Continue reading
"Embroidery was enthusiastically promoted as a craft based skill and one that women could take up at home. ‘Work it yourself’ kits fuelled the trend for hand-embroidered motifs on clothing and helped pave the way for women to become working designers in the medium in the latter part of the nineteenth century."
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"I now run Dressed in History out of my old bedroom which now I think about it, seems fitting. It is in this room that my fifteen-year-old self first discovered a love for Art and fashion and plastered these walls with magazine pages of photoshoots and fashion spreads."Continue reading
"I never fail to be amazed at the never ending ways in which the same garment can be constructed and with lingerie this often involves varying shaped panels of the most exquisite lace work. There is also something about the sensuality and intimacy of a garment which lies directly next to the skin and seen only the wearer save a privileged few."Continue reading
"Clothing is one of the few commodities that every person owns, and as such is an incredibly important record of human history. Not every garment can benefit from being stored in the V&A or Met Museum however. So it is up to those of us who love vintage clothing to do our best to preserve the garments that we come across in our search for our own piece of dress history."Continue reading
"A vintage item by definition is something that demonstrates the best and most typical characteristics of the past and is often associated with being of lasting value. This last bit I think, holds especially true."