Anni Shepherd
@annishep.bsky.social
Dress historian, lover of tea, still working on my PhD.
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February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
Such stunning samples! #Orinasu-kan in Nishijin, #Kyoto still operate jacquard looms by hand and weave similar patterns. I was lucky enough to visit the workshop in November, they specialize in traditional theatre costumes & obi weaving. They had wonderful textiles & old looms on display! #Japan
NEW ESSAY: Japanese Sample Catalogues: Silk, Gold and Luxury in the 1870s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ja...
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Such stunning samples! #Orinasu-kan in Nishijin, #Kyoto still operate jacquard looms by hand and weave similar patterns. I was lucky enough to visit the workshop in November, they specialize in traditional theatre costumes & obi weaving. They had wonderful textiles & old looms on display! #Japan
Well this is great fun! Must go through my books to see if I can find an #18thCentury recipe for Gateau de Mille Feuille! #FoodHistory is a hobby of mine & somehow I’m always drawn to ye olde confections- category…
Inspired by the #BSECS2026 talk on the fabulous "Three Thousand Dishes on a Georgian Table, 1788-1813" data compiled by @historybeagle.bsky.social and team, I pulled together this website:
threethousanddishes.hubers.org.uk
It is such a fun dataset to explore!
@bsecs.bsky.social #c18th #foodhistory
threethousanddishes.hubers.org.uk
It is such a fun dataset to explore!
@bsecs.bsky.social #c18th #foodhistory
Three Thousand Dishes | Royal Dining in Georgian England
Explore 40,000+ dishes served to King George III and the Prince Regent (1788-1813). A digital resource for Georgian food history.
threethousanddishes.hubers.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Well this is great fun! Must go through my books to see if I can find an #18thCentury recipe for Gateau de Mille Feuille! #FoodHistory is a hobby of mine & somehow I’m always drawn to ye olde confections- category…
On that note: #MarieAntoinetteStyle at the V&A was STUNNING. Visuals galore, good texts, really moved me. The skill of the #18thCentury #Artesans who created the objects was tremendous. So many things I have wanted to see with my own eyes for years!
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 AM
On that note: #MarieAntoinetteStyle at the V&A was STUNNING. Visuals galore, good texts, really moved me. The skill of the #18thCentury #Artesans who created the objects was tremendous. So many things I have wanted to see with my own eyes for years!
The horrors of the world are many, sharing my research at a time like this feels somehow very inconsequential and silly. Still, maybe some of the things I post can act as a brief respite from the awfulness. Maybe I will share glimpses of #dresshistory & #textiles just to cheer myself up.
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 AM
The horrors of the world are many, sharing my research at a time like this feels somehow very inconsequential and silly. Still, maybe some of the things I post can act as a brief respite from the awfulness. Maybe I will share glimpses of #dresshistory & #textiles just to cheer myself up.
Oooh, I haven't seen this before! Very good execution indeed, I really like how this demonstrates the extant pockets relationship to the garments around them. In #18thCentury fashion, everything was connected! If we keep viewing pieces individually, we lose their relationship to other garments.
This was such a clever design for a museum show. The pockets of the c18th were suspended from the waist so here, a recreation of the various layers, like an anatomical illustration. The yellow quilted pockets are original amongst the grey blue of the facsimile, #1740s #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Oooh, I haven't seen this before! Very good execution indeed, I really like how this demonstrates the extant pockets relationship to the garments around them. In #18thCentury fashion, everything was connected! If we keep viewing pieces individually, we lose their relationship to other garments.
A little over a week ago I was overjoyed to see the fabulous #Cosprop exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. It was like seeing old friends! Why hello Monsieur #Poirot! And hello #ElizabethBennet and #MrDarcy! What a delight ❤️ So many detailed & beautifully executed pieces.
January 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A little over a week ago I was overjoyed to see the fabulous #Cosprop exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. It was like seeing old friends! Why hello Monsieur #Poirot! And hello #ElizabethBennet and #MrDarcy! What a delight ❤️ So many detailed & beautifully executed pieces.
Had a great time in Oxford last week attending the @bsecs.bsky.social annual #conference! Always so happy to share my research on gorgeous #18thCentury Finnish petticoats and meet lovely new people along the way. #DressHistory #BSECS
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Had a great time in Oxford last week attending the @bsecs.bsky.social annual #conference! Always so happy to share my research on gorgeous #18thCentury Finnish petticoats and meet lovely new people along the way. #DressHistory #BSECS
Incredibly happy to have been selected as a speaker by @bsecs.bsky.social for their 2026 conference! I'm really excited to share my research with a new audience 👗🪡 #BigandSmall #QuiltedPetticoats #18thCentury
October 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Incredibly happy to have been selected as a speaker by @bsecs.bsky.social for their 2026 conference! I'm really excited to share my research with a new audience 👗🪡 #BigandSmall #QuiltedPetticoats #18thCentury
Had a super lovely day today teaching students from the @aalto.fi summer school! Got to share some of Helsinki’s history in a classroom before taking them around UNESCO world heritage site #Suomenlinna ❤️
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Had a super lovely day today teaching students from the @aalto.fi summer school! Got to share some of Helsinki’s history in a classroom before taking them around UNESCO world heritage site #Suomenlinna ❤️
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Hyvää säätiöpäivää! ✨
Säätiöt ja rahastot tukevat merkittävästi Turun yliopiston toimintaa – viime vuonna yli 24 miljoonalla eurolla.
Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne! Sen avulla me yliopistossa voimme rakentaa kestävää tulevaisuutta meille kaikille! 💜
#säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja
Säätiöt ja rahastot tukevat merkittävästi Turun yliopiston toimintaa – viime vuonna yli 24 miljoonalla eurolla.
Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne! Sen avulla me yliopistossa voimme rakentaa kestävää tulevaisuutta meille kaikille! 💜
#säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja
October 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Hyvää säätiöpäivää! ✨
Säätiöt ja rahastot tukevat merkittävästi Turun yliopiston toimintaa – viime vuonna yli 24 miljoonalla eurolla.
Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne! Sen avulla me yliopistossa voimme rakentaa kestävää tulevaisuutta meille kaikille! 💜
#säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja
Säätiöt ja rahastot tukevat merkittävästi Turun yliopiston toimintaa – viime vuonna yli 24 miljoonalla eurolla.
Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne! Sen avulla me yliopistossa voimme rakentaa kestävää tulevaisuutta meille kaikille! 💜
#säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja
Tänään on #säätiöpäivä! Kiitos Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland säätiönne tuestanne väitöskirjatutkimustani kohtaan Junossa @utu.fi . Tutkin 1700-luvun naistenvaatteiden käyttöä poikkitieteellisen tutkimuksen lähteenä erityisfokuksena #remaking & kehollinen tutkimussuuntaus. #SLS #PorvoonMuseo
October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tänään on #säätiöpäivä! Kiitos Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland säätiönne tuestanne väitöskirjatutkimustani kohtaan Junossa @utu.fi . Tutkin 1700-luvun naistenvaatteiden käyttöä poikkitieteellisen tutkimuksen lähteenä erityisfokuksena #remaking & kehollinen tutkimussuuntaus. #SLS #PorvoonMuseo
Honestly, the tailors who outfitted Astaire, Kelly etc. were absolute magicians. The appreciation for movement, immaculate fit, wonderful proportions and the right cut for each figure is just stunning! #tailoring #suits #dancing
if you want to understand tailoring, you only need to watch mid-century movies, when actors were dressed by tailors, not brands. in the 1944 film cover girl, gene kelly's suit drapes beautifully, moving with him, not against him. collar stays on his neck, even as he dances.
September 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Honestly, the tailors who outfitted Astaire, Kelly etc. were absolute magicians. The appreciation for movement, immaculate fit, wonderful proportions and the right cut for each figure is just stunning! #tailoring #suits #dancing
Feeling exhausted about work, life and the world in general. As an antidote I'm going through some of my research photographs & thought I'd share this #18thCentury beauty with you, enjoy the #embroidery and the worn out but wonderful #silk fabric ❤️👗🪡
September 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Feeling exhausted about work, life and the world in general. As an antidote I'm going through some of my research photographs & thought I'd share this #18thCentury beauty with you, enjoy the #embroidery and the worn out but wonderful #silk fabric ❤️👗🪡
I just found out about this stunning sounding #exhibition opening soon in #Tokyo! As luck would have it, the stars have aligned and I'll be in Tokyo while it's on 😍 mimt.jp/ex/artdeco20... !!
アール・デコとモード ―京都服飾文化財団(KCI)コレクションを中心に
三菱一号館美術館で開催される「アール・デコとモード ―京都服飾文化財団(KCI)コレクションを中心に」のサイトです。
mimt.jp
September 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I just found out about this stunning sounding #exhibition opening soon in #Tokyo! As luck would have it, the stars have aligned and I'll be in Tokyo while it's on 😍 mimt.jp/ex/artdeco20... !!
Having a hellish time getting an article submission through a portal system for a specific publisher. The joys of #academia truly cannot be measured.
September 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Having a hellish time getting an article submission through a portal system for a specific publisher. The joys of #academia truly cannot be measured.
The whole thread is full of #wallpaper gorgeousness, but I love the bottom left and right combo of small florals and geometric shapes! Really wish I could paper a feature wall in my office with one <3 #Vintage #DreamHouse
Next book!
No more wacky textured effects, but well, these are gorgeous.
No more wacky textured effects, but well, these are gorgeous.
August 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The whole thread is full of #wallpaper gorgeousness, but I love the bottom left and right combo of small florals and geometric shapes! Really wish I could paper a feature wall in my office with one <3 #Vintage #DreamHouse
I always appreciate a good 16th century #map and lovely reading rooms! The Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus is rather a regional favourite here, being the earliest (somewhat) detailed map of #Finland with fab sea monsters included 😁 These wee beasties are just off the coast of Norway!
August 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Lovely! ❤️👗 also a perfect example of a #museumissue: the mannequin is too tall! Torso is too long & the dress sits SO differently compared to the 50s photo so you get a totally different idea of how the dress should look. So common & can give the wrong impression about #Vintage and #HistoricalDress
Madame du Barry was born #OnThisDay in 1743. Christian Dior took inspiration from King Louis XV’s mistress for this A/W 1957 pale blue silk 'Du Barry' evening dress, which imitates the appearance of an 18th century open robe and petticoat. Met Museum. © 2019 Nicholas Alan Cope #fashionhistory
August 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Lovely! ❤️👗 also a perfect example of a #museumissue: the mannequin is too tall! Torso is too long & the dress sits SO differently compared to the 50s photo so you get a totally different idea of how the dress should look. So common & can give the wrong impression about #Vintage and #HistoricalDress
Well, this is really the type of thing that the internet is SUPPOSED to be for. #nomnomnom #Porcupine
Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…
July 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Well, this is really the type of thing that the internet is SUPPOSED to be for. #nomnomnom #Porcupine
Fascinatingly, von Troil's wife's uncle was Captain Carl Tersmeden who once owned the Alberga manor in Espoo, Finland. The original house is long gone, but it was in the area where I grew up! The #18thCentury garden has been partially restored and is now a little public park ☺️
From the Archive: Textile Observations on Iceland in 1772 – A Case Study of Uno von Troil’s Life and Journeys (2700 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
June 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fascinatingly, von Troil's wife's uncle was Captain Carl Tersmeden who once owned the Alberga manor in Espoo, Finland. The original house is long gone, but it was in the area where I grew up! The #18thCentury garden has been partially restored and is now a little public park ☺️
Got to go to lovely Louhisaari Manor yesterday to help train museum guides. Gave a lecture & dressing up demonstration of Empire-era fashion (roughly 1790-1820). How wonderful it as to educate and inspire people about a topic I love so much! Wore my lovely hand-stitched white cotton dress ❤️
May 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Got to go to lovely Louhisaari Manor yesterday to help train museum guides. Gave a lecture & dressing up demonstration of Empire-era fashion (roughly 1790-1820). How wonderful it as to educate and inspire people about a topic I love so much! Wore my lovely hand-stitched white cotton dress ❤️
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Thomas Gent in 1757: Pious contemplations on the sacred Histories, Prophecies, and Mysteries of Holy Religion: Ancient and Evangelical; mostly graciously derived from the LORD, our Supreme Creator.
Us: Yay it’s another York virtual tour!
Thomas Gent:
Us: Tour! Tour! Tour!
Us: Yay it’s another York virtual tour!
Thomas Gent:
Us: Tour! Tour! Tour!
April 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Thomas Gent in 1757: Pious contemplations on the sacred Histories, Prophecies, and Mysteries of Holy Religion: Ancient and Evangelical; mostly graciously derived from the LORD, our Supreme Creator.
Us: Yay it’s another York virtual tour!
Thomas Gent:
Us: Tour! Tour! Tour!
Us: Yay it’s another York virtual tour!
Thomas Gent:
Us: Tour! Tour! Tour!
Allow me to introduce you to some more timeline cleansing gorgeousness! This beauty also dates from the #18thCentury and was very likely a #QuiltedPetticoat before it was turned into a bedspread. The details shows the fabulous embroidered border, which would've gone all the way around the hem.
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Allow me to introduce you to some more timeline cleansing gorgeousness! This beauty also dates from the #18thCentury and was very likely a #QuiltedPetticoat before it was turned into a bedspread. The details shows the fabulous embroidered border, which would've gone all the way around the hem.
This yellow #18thCentury ensemble from the @skmuseo.bsky.social features a delightful #QuiltedPetticoat and was reportedly worn by a newly married woman. It seems fitting to post on a sunny spring day:
finna.fi/Record/museo...
finna.fi/Record/museo...
naisten puku; toisen päivän hääpuku; nuorikonpuku
fyysinen kuvaus: Nuttumaisen pellavakorsetilla vuoratun miehustan ja vanuhameen käsittävä puku keltaista taftia (panama/ripsi?). Silkkiin kiinni ommellus...
finna.fi
April 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This yellow #18thCentury ensemble from the @skmuseo.bsky.social features a delightful #QuiltedPetticoat and was reportedly worn by a newly married woman. It seems fitting to post on a sunny spring day:
finna.fi/Record/museo...
finna.fi/Record/museo...