By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comTable of ContentIntroduction to Christmas TraditionFashion-era is about history, and the way we have dressed past and present and how society lives and changes. It seems appropriate then to look at Christmas celebratory traditions where traditional and modern customs and dressing up to complement the occasion, go hand in hand.In …
Christmas Customs – The Twelve Days of Christmas Carol
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThe Twelve Days of ChristmasOn the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A Partridge in a Pear Tree.On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Two Turtle Doves and a partridge in a pear tree.On the third day of Christmas, my true …
1940s Silhouettes Timeline Drawings Women Fashion 1940s
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comI have drawn a variety of shapes to illustrate women’s fashion silhouettes from 1940. These illustrations capture the elements of silhouettes found in old magazines such as Le Petit Echo de la Mode, Butterick and McCall’s pattern books of the day. I have redrawn them in my own style then …
Costume Silhouettes 1930s
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comFashion Silhouettes Timeline Drawings The fashion history era between 1930 and 1932 is one which shows a new line, a new silhouette. I have studied costume drawings and fashion plates of the thirties and then I have redrawn them in my own style. After I made these simple line drawings …
Famous Costume History Based Films & Movies, Dramas and Sagas – the Aviator Review
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThe Aviator (Life of Howard Hughes)At 169 minutes, 11 minutes short of 3 hours, this Biographical film with a UK cinema certificate 12A was too long for my taste. However, for we costume lovers the film is first-rate and I’m pleased to have seen it. Generally it’s a very good …
Costume History Based Film Vanity Fair 2005
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comShort Review of the Film Vanity Fair 2004/5The film Vanity Fair, starring Reese Witherspoon is likely to enthral costume lovers everywhere, but perhaps annoy purists who find this condensed, adapted and tinkered with version of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel of the same name, not as authentic as they would like …
Review of The Young Victoria Film 2009
The Young Victoria Film 2009 Exhibitions Details Edited For Fashion-Era.comBlenheim Palace and Belvoir Castle are holding exhibitions starring costumes and props used in the film ‘The Young Victoria’. They each have interesting displays of the costumes worn in the film. Here on this page are the highlights of the ‘The Young Victoria Film (2009) Film …
Famous Costume History Based Films & Movies, Dramas and Sagas
Period Film Depictions of Costume & Fashion History
Pictures of Early Medieval Womens Hair & Headdresses 1066-1327 | Medieval Hairstyles
Edited By Pauline Weston Thomas For Fashion-Era.comThis costume history page is about Medieval Hairstyles. It consists of a selection of women-only headdresses and hairstyle illustrations and text from 1066 to 1327 all taken from Calthrop’s English Costume. They are as shown in individual Calthrop costume pages for specific eras on 36 other pages in another …
Jacobean & Stuart Women’s Hairstyles and Headdresses 1485-1600| 17th Century Hairstyles
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com1625-1702 – Jacobean Ladies’ Hairstyles & Headdresses as Shown in’English Costume History by Dion Clayton Calthrop’This costume history page is about hair fashion history. It consists of a selection of women only headdresses and hairstyles of illustrations with Calthrop’s text and from Calthrop’s English Costume from 1625 to 1702.They are shown …