A dog stands on a table, posing next a basted peak lapel sport coat. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posting next to a basted blue tweed sport coat with notch lapels. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posing in front of a wall where three tailored jackets are hanging.

A dog poses on a table. He's surrounded by a tailor's measuring tape.

Every time this tailor posts a photo of their workspace, it looks like their dog is a tailor and he's showing off the garments he made.

IG z.o.e.y.a.t.e.s

A pale pink strapless evening gown consisting of a stiff embellished silk bodice with matching peplum radiating around the waist which then falls into a pale pink layered tulle skirt

A photograph of the fashion model Dovima wearing the same pale pink strapless gown by Balenciaga. She has short waved hair and is posing in the angular style popular in the 1950s

Dovima was one of the faces of the fifties, a model who captured moments in fashion. Here she is wearing Balenciaga’s 1950 evening gown, strict and structured at the bodice relaxing into a tulle skirt #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

I don’t even watch The Pitt, but this is too good!

Would immediately buy the mid-century novel that began with this sentence.

Queen Elizabeth II was born in London #OnThisDay in 1926. She wore this Norman Hartnell designed crinoline-skirted, belted blue gown with a matching bolero jacket for her sister Princess Margaret’s wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960. Royal Collection Trust. #royalfashion #fashionhistory

A selection of the Queen’s coat and dress ensembles shown with their matching hats. They are displayed in two rows, one above the other in rainbow shades

A photograph of the white gloves worn by the Queen of her public outings and two of her trademark Launer handbags

A photograph of two framed embroidery samples relating to the Queen’s 1947 wedding dress, one for the dress itself and the other for the veil

As well as the garments, there are plenty of accessories on display in Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style. It celebrates the work of the milliners, the glovers, the embroiderers, all of whom are present in the story of this wardrobe #corneliajames #RCT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

American fashion designer Norman Norell was born #OnThisDay in 1900. He designed this 1951 dinner dress, consisting of a black jersey bodice with organdie collar and cuffs, and a skirt made of white cotton organdie with a black belt and red silk rose. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory

A detail view of the lace headpiece and veil worn by Grace Kelly on her wedding day in 1956

A photograph of Grace Kelly wearing her white lace and silk wedding dress with her veil over her face

A full length view of Grace Kelly’s wedding dress showing the lace bodice, silk sash and white silk skirt with long silk train

Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco on this day in 1956, and wore a fairytale of a dress. It was designed by Helen Rose who had created so many of Kelly’s on screen costumes and would inspire many a bridal gown to come @philamuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Clusters of bright purple flowers on hyacinths with bright green leaves in neat flowerbeds surrounded by a tidy lawn, white hyacinth flower beds, clipped box hedges and a statue of a muscular man bending over an urn in the background

Light pink hyacinth flowers in neat rows with box hedges in the background and the corner of a large redbrick mansion

A close up of clusters of tiny blue grape hyacinth flowers with a bee perched on one

Swathes of white bell-shaped hyacinth flowers in the foreground with extensive lawns and grounds in the background and a huge, impressive redbrick mansion under a blue sky

Just a hyacinth appreciation post 🪻

Hyacinths serve as a vital early-season source of nectar and pollen insects as they emerge from hibernation. Grape hyacinths are especially loved by bees, so add these to your borders for a wildlife-friendly garden.

I haven’t, but you’ve got me intrigued especially knowing Ellie Kemper’s in it! (And I for sure want to read the book first!)

I know I’ve said how stunning and gorgeous the dresses Kate posts are quite often, but facts are facts! 😁

LA Times Book Prize for romance when?

I’m not asking for anything the other genres aren’t already getting. They’ve got mystery, graphic novels, YA, and sff, so why not romance? (I mean: We know why.)

Yes! The GIF’s from the episode where they took the writers’ room to Vegas. I should have known you would catch that! 😊

two women are giving each other a high five in front of a city skyline Alt: Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels in HBO’s Hacks high fiving one another in front of the Las Vegas city skyline

Yay! Congrats Austin! 🎉

The civil wedding ceremony of Prince Rainer and Grace Kelly took place in the Palace of Monaco #OnThisDay in 1956. The bride wore a pale pink two-piece ensemble of taffeta, covered with French Alençon lace, designed by MGM costume designer Helen Rose. #wedding #fashionhistory

Ending on a high is the hardest joke Hacks ever pulled off It’s one of TV’s most celebrated comedies - and now it’s saying goodbye. Co-creator Paul W Downs tells the Standard why Hacks is ending at its peak, before the joke wears thin

“‘So I hope that Hacks does that for people, that it gives them a little bright spot in their day.’ That, for him, is the goal. A joke that sticks. A moment that lingers. Something that makes an ordinary day feel a little lighter.”

It has been A WEEK, to say the least, so I’m right there with you.

Elizabeth Taylor won her first Best Actress Oscar for her role in Butterfield 8 #OnThisDay in 1961. She wore a Marc Bohan for Christian Dior chiffon and embroidered faille gown called Soiree A Rio from the Spring 1961 Haute Couture collection. Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory

How stunning is this?! 🤩

Thank YOU for everything, Robin! You’re such a joy to follow, and I’ve found so many great books to add to my TBR list because of your posts about collection development for your library. I hope your patrons are extra sweet to you today! 💛

A sir by side image that shows the front and back of a layered afternoon dress by Poiret. It has a jade green silk underdress with sheer overdress and a bright pink sash to ed with a bow centre back. There is floral embroidery around the white overdress

A fashion illustration of some of Poiret’s designs by Paul Iribe. There are three figures wearing the high waisted designs of Poiret, one in red, one in blue and one in green

Poiret’s designs from the early #1910s exist both in real life an in the great artistry of fashion illustration, notably through the work of Paul Iribe. His stylised depictions have become synonymous with the garments themselves. Dress 1912 #madparis #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Gah, I want to go to the V&A Schiaparelli exhibition so bad.

Worn #onthisday in 1963--Easter Sunday--by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in Palm Beach, FL, with white gloves and a white lace mantilla. The mauve linen sheath by Oleg Cassini has a decorative quatrefoil motif reminiscent of a cross applied to front. #OTD @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social

Danilo Donati won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Romeo and Juliet #OnThisDay in 1969. He designed this gold Renaissance-style dress that was worn by Olivia Hussey as Juliet in the death scene of the film. Cerratelli Foundation collection. #film #costume #dress

Books as Luxury Items - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

I wrote about books as luxury items, specifically that books are being adopted by luxury brands at an increasing rate - Dior, especially, also Prada, MiuMiu, and now Coach book charms, in partnership with PRH.

IMO, books as a luxury aesthetic reveal cultural anxieties about reading and access.

Belated Happy Birthday Bernard! 🎂🥳 I hope you had a lovely day celebrating with Mrs. P & Imogen, and congratulations on your poem acceptances too; I’m so excited to read them! ❤️

Irene Sharaff, Vittorio Nino Novarese, and Renié won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Colour) for Cleopatra #OnThisDay in 1964. Elizabeth Taylor wore this teal silk jersey dress with a deep V-neckline and pale blue embroidered silk cape in the film. Sold by Goldin. #film #costume

Regular (but relaxing! 😊) Sunday for me, and I hope you had a lovely celebration today Litsa! 💛

I love how happy this made Martha🥹 #LadiesOfLondon