Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️

Pull up a book…

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

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[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

A message to Europe, this morning on the White Cliffs of Dover. Sound on.

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this c. 1933-37 Robert Piguet asymmetrical, bias cut evening gown of copper coloured satin. The gown has one large pleated, puffed sleeve and a transparent shoulder strap from which a tulle panel is attached
@HillwoodMuseum #fashionhistory

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

I have always loved the shifting boundaries of this 1935 #Vionnet dress. The sleek black column beneath is overlaid with a sheer, ghostly silhouette, both hiding and revealing @madparisfr #fashionhistory

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

@BTP Thanks, that’s what I’ve done and have submitted the report.

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

@BTP I want to report a theft but the online form needs the start+end points of the tube I took. How many people know this when they board at *their* starting point with *their* destination in mind?? Your phone+text numbers send me to the same form - so I can’t report this crime

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

@BTP Thanks for your reply - will do. Perhaps the form should offer that as an option - currently, it explicitly states not to do that. This meant I couldn’t alert you while the perpetrator was still at large on the network

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

What a completely happy-making experience it is to see #TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest @NationalTheatre - a joyous, technicolour riposte to Jan! Loved the modern tweaks that served to show how fresh+fantastically funny the play is. #NcutiGatwa, #HughSkinner + #SharonDClarke superb!

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

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[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

Apart from the train, this gown is one single draped panel of satin; it's a theatrical costume that was created by the #frockingfabulous #CharlesJames in 1935... but it's timeless! #Fashionhistory via The Met.

[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

#Frockingfabulous New Year #sparklenshimmer special!: A touch of sunny sparkle to brighten up a grey January! C.1925-28, via Cincinnati Art Museum. #fashionhistory

[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

#FrockingFabulous #AdventCalenDior #16: Drama llamas assemble… this is maximum glam! #Fashionhistory by Dior, 1947 style. Via the Royal Ontario Museum.

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

@MaxJLHardy Same

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

The palest column of silk jersey was fashioned in two parts by Madame Grès in 1973. She was born on this day in 1903 and would become the queen of the drape, a master of knots and pleats and the flow of fabric, Staatliche Museum, Berlin

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton

[Cary Grant Festival @carycomeshome]

Love the fact that Cary Grant and Quincy Jones (RIP) became really good friends after working together on Walk Don't Run (1966), his last film...

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

If one person could embody the history of popular music, it might just be the phenomenon that was Q. There will never be another https://t.co/iW3m0nPsVk #QuincyJones

[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

This tailcoat was worn by Fred Astaire in Shall We Dance (1937). Made by Anderson and Sheppard Ltd, one of Astaire’s personal favourites, he tested the seams by dancing in front of a shop mirror. #frockingFabulous #fashionhistory via V&A.

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

My 12 yo has now started saying this with no idea of its source and I have no idea how to explain Allo Allo to him anyway.

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

I don’t think a day passes without my referencing a sitcom or sketch show, even if I haven’t seen it in decades, even if no one else I know remembers/knows it.

(This thought has been brought to you by my watching a political cock up and thinking “Whadda mistake-a to make-a”).

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

Reminiscent of similar ambitions shared by Fortuny, this neo-classical gown c1950 shows the commitment Claire McCardell made to a dress to accommodate different shapes. The pleats offer elasticity & the waist ties are adjustable. She is a goddess in gold nylon @museumatFIT

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

As if autumn weren’t bad enough without hiking through it…

‘I’d never head out without one’: 10 autumn hiking essentials | Walking | The Guardian https://t.co/tiZyDweTy9

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

It’s easy to imagine that this pale gold silk jersey gown is actually a piece of classical statuary carved from marble. The deep folds hold the stillness of stone in their beautiful drapery until the wearer walked & the silk swayed. Designed in 1976 by Gnyuki Torimaru @mfaboston

[Lady Peter's Whimsy ⭐️ @LadyPeter_W]

@Number10cat Thanks, Larry - I feel seen…😮‍💨🥳