The fashion for Spring 1826 featuring Urling’s lace Today, we will take a brief look at spring fashionable London dress from two hundred years ago courtesy of the trusty reference book, Ackermann, Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactur…

As our #OnePlaceStudies blogging and social media prompt this month is #OnePlaceClothing, here’s a #OnePlaceWednesday plug for @sarahmurden.bsky.social‬ Sarah Murden’s latest All Things Georgian blog post, The fashion for Spring 1826 featuring Urling’s lace.

Traditional Welsh Clothing for Women When I saw that the One Place Studies blogging prompt for March was #oneplaceclothing my thoughts immediately went to this photo, that I came across about ten years ago.

New post up for my #oneplacestudy My reply to the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social March blogging prompt #oneplaceclothing

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Now there’s a thought for our #OnePlaceStudies blogging and social media prompt this month, #OnePlaceClothing. If you have found details of events when your OPS residents donned fancy dress (or costumes for pageants, plays, opera etc), why not blog or post about it!

In looking for drawings and paintings I can use to illustrate articles / blog posts (e.g. at the Yale Centre for British Art website) I have seen a number which depict ordinary people in everyday clothes. And I've seen several books which look like potentially good sources. #OnePlaceClothing

Blogging and Social Media Prompts January - July 2026. January: #OnePlaceAdverts. February: #OnePlaceNetworks. March: #OnePlaceClothing. April: #OnePlaceVisitors. May: #OnePlaceArchaeology. June: #OnePlaceCarers. Image: Woman sitting at a desk with a keyboard and large computer screen. Link: www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

Our blogging prompt for March is #OnePlaceClothing! What did your #OnePlaceStudy residents wear, and who provided their clothing? Consider everyday clothes and Sunday best, workwear and uniforms, what was worn by those attending weddings or society events—and how fashions changed. #OnePlaceWednesday