Pauline Loven
@paulineloven.bsky.social
Costumier, dress historian and film producer for Crow’s Eye Productions 🌍🌱🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇸🇪🇮🇪🏴🇪🇺
Yesterday we finished filming a video about the clothing of Anne Boleyn based on the National Portrait Gallery painting by an unknown English artist in the late 16th century, but based on a work of circa 1533-1536. Anne was played by Andreanne Rellou, the photograph was taken by @nrloven.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yesterday we finished filming a video about the clothing of Anne Boleyn based on the National Portrait Gallery painting by an unknown English artist in the late 16th century, but based on a work of circa 1533-1536. Anne was played by Andreanne Rellou, the photograph was taken by @nrloven.bsky.social
Apart from making films for museums and our YouTube channel (Crow’s Eye Productions), we (@nicoleloven) also do book cover photography for Arcangel Images. This example, Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth I, is holding her mother Anne Boleyn’s necklace. #Tudors #Elizabeth1
July 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Apart from making films for museums and our YouTube channel (Crow’s Eye Productions), we (@nicoleloven) also do book cover photography for Arcangel Images. This example, Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth I, is holding her mother Anne Boleyn’s necklace. #Tudors #Elizabeth1
His name is JJ and he is almost 18, thoroughly spoilt and super chill - absolutely marvellous with the baby grandchildren. Here he is coming in for an affectionate nose boop.
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
His name is JJ and he is almost 18, thoroughly spoilt and super chill - absolutely marvellous with the baby grandchildren. Here he is coming in for an affectionate nose boop.
Garden, plus cat, both of which bring me joy, and, I hope they bring some joy to you too.
June 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Garden, plus cat, both of which bring me joy, and, I hope they bring some joy to you too.
Reading up for the next Crow’s Eye Productions project surrounded by beautiful tulips. @nrloven.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Reading up for the next Crow’s Eye Productions project surrounded by beautiful tulips. @nrloven.bsky.social
In view of Starmer’s bigoted and inhuman response to the rights of transgender women, it was heartwarming to see this very positive statement from LUSH UK while shopping this morning. Well done LUSH 👏🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
April 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In view of Starmer’s bigoted and inhuman response to the rights of transgender women, it was heartwarming to see this very positive statement from LUSH UK while shopping this morning. Well done LUSH 👏🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Tulip Fever. A still life in the form of a Dutch genre painting. Flowers from the garden. Photo by @nrloven.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tulip Fever. A still life in the form of a Dutch genre painting. Flowers from the garden. Photo by @nrloven.bsky.social
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We cast with care, and pay all our actors, MUA’s and hair artists well, and find the very best locations to film in. We strive for the highest production values, and @nrloven.bsky.social
directs, films and edits all the material herself. Our craft is expensive, but there are no short cuts.
We cast with care, and pay all our actors, MUA’s and hair artists well, and find the very best locations to film in. We strive for the highest production values, and @nrloven.bsky.social
directs, films and edits all the material herself. Our craft is expensive, but there are no short cuts.
March 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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We cast with care, and pay all our actors, MUA’s and hair artists well, and find the very best locations to film in. We strive for the highest production values, and @nrloven.bsky.social
directs, films and edits all the material herself. Our craft is expensive, but there are no short cuts.
We cast with care, and pay all our actors, MUA’s and hair artists well, and find the very best locations to film in. We strive for the highest production values, and @nrloven.bsky.social
directs, films and edits all the material herself. Our craft is expensive, but there are no short cuts.
We will not be using AI. Everything we create at Crow’s Eye Productions is done from scratch. Research can go on for months before we start a project, and textile sourcing almost as long. Everything is made by me in my costume studio (except leatherwork) and I generally create the patterns too. 1/
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We will not be using AI. Everything we create at Crow’s Eye Productions is done from scratch. Research can go on for months before we start a project, and textile sourcing almost as long. Everything is made by me in my costume studio (except leatherwork) and I generally create the patterns too. 1/
A blue sky for Bluesky. Lunch time walk.
March 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A blue sky for Bluesky. Lunch time walk.
I research and make historical dress (mostly for Crow’s Eye Productions) - this example is an outdoor 18th century outfit, the Brunswick, worn by @ginger_ellie_jayne. @crowseyeproductions #brunswick #18thcenturyfashion #blue #georgianjanuary #silkribbons by @papilionaceouspuresilk
February 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I research and make historical dress (mostly for Crow’s Eye Productions) - this example is an outdoor 18th century outfit, the Brunswick, worn by @ginger_ellie_jayne. @crowseyeproductions #brunswick #18thcenturyfashion #blue #georgianjanuary #silkribbons by @papilionaceouspuresilk
I can’t compete with that glorious sofa/window/library, but here is my modest, snug study - I do love it though ❤️
February 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I can’t compete with that glorious sofa/window/library, but here is my modest, snug study - I do love it though ❤️
Lauren Fitzpatrick, a Tudor lady of the bedchamber. Photo - Nicole Loven @nrloven.bsky.social
For more on black people in Tudor England, see Dr. Kaufmann’s brilliant book, ‘Black Tudors’. The book is an extension of her Ph.D. thesis and is revelatory. #blackhistory @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social
For more on black people in Tudor England, see Dr. Kaufmann’s brilliant book, ‘Black Tudors’. The book is an extension of her Ph.D. thesis and is revelatory. #blackhistory @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Lauren Fitzpatrick, a Tudor lady of the bedchamber. Photo - Nicole Loven @nrloven.bsky.social
For more on black people in Tudor England, see Dr. Kaufmann’s brilliant book, ‘Black Tudors’. The book is an extension of her Ph.D. thesis and is revelatory. #blackhistory @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social
For more on black people in Tudor England, see Dr. Kaufmann’s brilliant book, ‘Black Tudors’. The book is an extension of her Ph.D. thesis and is revelatory. #blackhistory @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social
My current read is this extraordinary little book, published in America in 1929 and apparently only published in the UK for the first time nearly a century later. I love the fact that is a contemporary voice writing about her own time: 1920s New York. Ex-Wife the debut novel by Ursula Parrot.
February 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My current read is this extraordinary little book, published in America in 1929 and apparently only published in the UK for the first time nearly a century later. I love the fact that is a contemporary voice writing about her own time: 1920s New York. Ex-Wife the debut novel by Ursula Parrot.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
As I managed to accidentally post Homer’s Iliad twice in my list of 20 books, here is a bonus one.
‘Emil and the Detectives’ by Erich Kastner
As I managed to accidentally post Homer’s Iliad twice in my list of 20 books, here is a bonus one.
‘Emil and the Detectives’ by Erich Kastner
February 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
As I managed to accidentally post Homer’s Iliad twice in my list of 20 books, here is a bonus one.
‘Emil and the Detectives’ by Erich Kastner
As I managed to accidentally post Homer’s Iliad twice in my list of 20 books, here is a bonus one.
‘Emil and the Detectives’ by Erich Kastner
An early daffodil in the January rain. Thank you Nicole @nrloven.bsky.social for capturing its beauty for me.
January 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
An early daffodil in the January rain. Thank you Nicole @nrloven.bsky.social for capturing its beauty for me.
Pride and Prejudice was published on the 28th January 1813, but Jane Austen actually wrote the first draft much earlier, over a ten month period between 1796 and 1797. So when we decided to recreate Darcy, we decided to create him in the fashions of the 1790’s as Jane might first have imagined him.
January 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pride and Prejudice was published on the 28th January 1813, but Jane Austen actually wrote the first draft much earlier, over a ten month period between 1796 and 1797. So when we decided to recreate Darcy, we decided to create him in the fashions of the 1790’s as Jane might first have imagined him.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 20/ ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ by Barbara Kingsolver
Book 20/ ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ by Barbara Kingsolver
January 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 20/ ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ by Barbara Kingsolver
Book 20/ ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ by Barbara Kingsolver
The weather was windy and wet, and we only saw 17 birds, but that did include a buzzard wheeling low over the garden.
January 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The weather was windy and wet, and we only saw 17 birds, but that did include a buzzard wheeling low over the garden.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 19/ ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith
Book 19/ ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith
January 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 19/ ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith
Book 19/ ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 18/ The Diary of Anne Frank
Book 18/ The Diary of Anne Frank
January 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 18/ The Diary of Anne Frank
Book 18/ The Diary of Anne Frank
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 17/ The Iliad of Homer.
Book 17/ The Iliad of Homer.
January 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 17/ The Iliad of Homer.
Book 17/ The Iliad of Homer.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 15/ Beowulf
Book 15/ Beowulf
January 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book 15/ Beowulf
Book 15/ Beowulf
I have avoided all news of the felon, especially on Monday - I had a total media blackout, went for a swim, watched a film in front of the log fire and went for a evening walk in the rain.
January 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I have avoided all news of the felon, especially on Monday - I had a total media blackout, went for a swim, watched a film in front of the log fire and went for a evening walk in the rain.