Un chapeau orné d’ananas (yes, it’s a pineapple hat!)
I’ve been enamoured of this delightfully ridiculous 1797 fashion plate for some time. It’s a turban ornamented with pearls and a pineapple! Move over Carmen Miranda!
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The 1790s Tiny Piney Dress
Back in 2020, at the end of New Zealand’s first lockdown, I found an amazing ramie-cotton blend fabric with an adorable pineapple print on it. It just called out to be made into a 1790s dress as an homage to the Georgian obsession with pineapples.
Rate the Dress: Pastel Pink Over-Robes
I’ve got Regency on my mind at the moment. It’s probably because I have absolutely no events coming up for which I need a Regency frock, so my wayward mind is fixating on the most impractical thing it can think of! So, this week’s Rate the Dress is 1790s… Last Week: A 1910s dress in devore velvet and metallic lace I’ll let you in on a secret. I think last week’s dress is hideous. And I don’t know why, because I usually love that style of dress, and the individual elements. I’m ashamed to say it may be the presentation: I’m usually good at overlooking presentation, but somehow that too-tall mannequin and bare foot is just a bit offputting… Luckily for the dresses final rating, you do not agree with me. Other than the big beaded element at the bust you were on-board with the dress, finding the devore divine, and the gold lace the perfect amount of gilding. The Total: 9.3 out of 10 Just .1 point shy of the week before! This week: …