The Industrious Lady

**** yes my sister wrote this, I have added in citations. There are three different writers that contribute to this blog. Myself, Holly. and a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Any plagiarism was unintentional, new in-text citations and picture citations have been added per mla format. She's only 19 and thought the links at the bottom were sufficient citations, which has been corrected. Thank you.**** Bobbinet Fabric, A Fabric Gone with the Wind King, Kenneth D. “Dior Extended the Boning over the Bust. To People Who Say Never to Do This, My Response Is, If Dior Did It, It’s Good Enough for Me.”  Threads , The Taunton Press, 9 Oct. 2017, www.threadsmagazine.com/2017/10/09/an-inside-look-at-vintage-dior-strapless-gowns-from-the-1950s. What Is It? Bobbinet is a fabric made of small hexagonal honeycomb shapes, and was used as the base for many different types of laces . (Brennan, 2018) All lace prior to the early 1800's was created by hand using multiple bobb...

Victorians were not always the prudes that we take them for, they loved a good laugh. Magazines from the era and newspapers are filled with funny jokes and comics poking fun at all aspects of life. Nothing was safe, including a certain aspect of women's undergarments called the hoop. Even the original cast thought they were quite ridiculous! Enjoy the following images of  self depreciating and satirical humor from the era.  The troubles of being a gentlemen! This image is so passed around that I had issues finding out any information about it. Wikipedia simply refers to it as satire. It was part of a series of stereo graphs. Secondary sources claim is it was sold in a set with theater images, but I have not found any evidence of that The above is a reference to the perfect shape of a hoop That's actually genius!  Warning to the future, what we wear today will be weird to the next generation