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 »
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 »
Schedule of Events
Tweet 27 March 2017 “Enter the World of Jane Austen” – Witham Group of W. I’s We will present our talk “Enter the World of Jane Austen” – Regency Costume Talk with Display for Witham […] 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 »
Barley Hall
Tweet We recently visited the Barley Hall in York – it is located near York Minster. A new exhibition, called ‘Power & Glory’, is situated on the first floor of the Barley Hall and includes […] Read more »
Celebrating Shakespeare
Tweet It is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare this year and his life and works will be celebrated over the country. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in […] Read more »