Thanks for toasting 10 years on Twitter with me today, frockers - I couldn’t do any of this without you… you’re the best! Let’s finish with a #frockingFabulous 1880’s marvel, via the John Bright Collection. If you enjoyed today, please consider a tip at https://t.co/RBcYgIf9pK!
Lady Clémentine Hay is #frockingFabulous for court presentation, 1898. At 19, Lady C was editor of a charity newspaper. A contemporary wrote, “her talent as an editor is unique, and would, did not her social position preclude, enable her to make a reputation in that capacity”.