Honestly I’m not good at social media, I had an empire back on MySpace and everything since has just felt like work, but I was talking to a friend earlier about my hero Ethel Granger and she suggested I use this platform to inform and educate re. her amazing life and work…

Anyway I finished that dress - long story but I ended up placing the fastenings so as to fit over a ridiculous corset. Fabric cost £1/metre but I feel incredibly glamorous; just throwing on some diamonds and a mink and then I’m off out for cocktails maybe steal someone’s husband or something I dunno

My whole life I have believed - I have KNOWN - that Immanuels cannot wear yellow, as a child my mother warned me that no yellow garment could ever flatter me or my kind, it was gospel, it was law, and I never questioned it, not even for a second. So why do I suddenly find myself doubting everything

It still needs hemming, a few finish-y bits, and also I’m not sure exactly where I’m going to position the fastenings; also forgive the weird audio - still getting used to this Bluesky lark - but pleased!

Pattern is the Hollywood dress from Charm Patterns

#vintagestylenotvintagevalues

Gooood evening, new social media platform! Looking forward to mindlessly scrolling a feed that isn’t polluted by hate speech and infuriating misinformation. 🤞 Mostly here for fine tailoring, historical costuming, banjo music, poker world scandals, and chihuahuas in sweaters - say hi if that’s you!