Read this brilliant article which debunks some more corset myths! (Always a favourite endeavor of mine!)

Another beautiful thing that the article has done? Alerted me to the presence of San Francisco’s Edwardian Ball! Now I have new plans to go next year.

Link sent in by vintagevision

Article on Persian Dress Through the Ages (with photos!)
Seaside bathing links!

Gloried in the Sea @ Austenprose

Impropriety by the Sea, Part One, Two, and Three @ Old Grey Pony

And let this link start the chemise à la reine spam!
Just found this amazing blog about period dramas. If you're a fan of that genre, like me, give it a look. You won't regret (;

(via bonds-of-love)

Read "The Art of Tying The Cravat" by H. Le Blanc (1828) online -

and then make the man in your life wear them :D

An amazing free online copy of an 1887 book detailing outfits to wear to masquerades and costume parties.

I found this link in a reblog from secondchanceblog. Thank you!