Tweet I will be presenting a couple of talks in October this year – my first lecture is about Regency Fashion – my second lecture is a entertaining, lively and informative Tudor Talk with Costume […] Read more »
Tudor Underwear
Tudor Talk 10 June 2019
Tweet Join me Julia Soares-McCormick for an entertaining, lively and informative talk demonstrating the design and construction of my handmade reproduction gowns, and a brief history of the people who wore them, including Elizabeth I, […] Read more »
Regency Talk Sunderland Style
Tweet Yesterday I presented my Regency Costume Talk and Display ‘Enter the World of Jane Austen’ for Sunderland Embroiderers Guild. We had a splendid afternoon and the ladies said they really enjoyed my talk. I described […] Read more »
High Hair and Cosmetics
Tweet The second half of the 18th century is an era particularly identified with hair and makeup these became such potent symbols of aristocracy during the Enlightenment and French Revolution. France was one of […] Read more »
Making Marie’s Robe
Tweet I thought you might enjoy reading about the history of this most beautiful gown and how I designed and made my lavish pink silk Robe a La Francaise. Wrapping Gown When this most elegant […] Read more »
Queen of Fashion
Tweet My latest talk is titled ‘Marie Antoinette and What She Wore to the Revolution. My talk included a costume display consisting of reproduction 18th Century underwear – chemise/shift, corset/stays and hooped underskirt called panniers. […] Read more »
Splendour in South Shields
Tweet Today we presented our Regency Talk – Enter the World of Jane Austen’ for the U3A – The University of the Third Age – We had had a number of bookings for the U3A and […] Read more »
Heighton WI
Tweet Last night we presented our Regency Talk and Costume Display for Heighton WI – Heighton is a very pretty village quite close to Newton Aycliffe.It was for a special WI event called […] Read more »
Tudor Talk
Tweet Last Friday 21 October we presented our Tudor Talk for a ladies group in Brancepeth. My talk included Tudor Underwear and costumes inspired by King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen […] Read more »
Tudors at Thropton WI
Tweet Earlier this week we presented our Tudor Talk with costume display for Thropton WI. Thropton is a very pretty village in Northumberland which is next to the picturesque town of Rothbury. We were located […] Read more »