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10 Interesting Facts About Queen Victoria

10 Interesting Facts About Queen Victoria

It's no secret that Queen Victoria is one of my favourite monarchs in history, alongside Mary Queen of Scots. Both such fierce women in a very male dominated world. Queen Victoria was actually born Alexandrina Victoria and took the name Victoria at her coronation in 1838 at the ripe age of 18.  Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in history until our very own Queen, Queen Elizabeth II took her place.  Being the fifth in line for the throne, no one knew she would become Queen. Her grandfather was King George III, his son and heir to the throne...

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10 Interesting Facts About Mary Queen of Scots

10 Interesting Facts About Mary Queen of Scots

Its no secret that our recent collection was inspired by the Scottish Highlands and with the Scottish Highlands comes out love for Mary Queen of Scots. Here are some interesting facts about the child queen. 1. She became queen at the ripe old age of 6 days... yep 6 days old.  2. At the age of 16 between 1559 and 1560 she also became the queen of France through marriage to the soon to be King Frances until his death. 3. Mary fled back to Scotland where she married her cousin, Lord Darnley, Margaret Tudors grandson. Marrying another Tudor infuriated...

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Highland Debut

Highland Debut

Dark Thorn Debuts 'Highland' at Paris Fashion Week South Australian designer Tori-Anne Gill launches Highland, the latest collection from her Dark Thorn label, which made its debut at this year's Paris Fashion Week. Paying homage to the fashions of the 18th century Scotland and reminiscent of Outlander, Highland is inspired by Tori-Anne's recent trip to the land of her ancestry. Here she fell madly in love with the country's landscapes, history and culture. "Highland is inspired by the culture of the Scottish Highlands in the 18th century and embraces Black Watch tartan which is woven in Scotland from 100% British...

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Victorian Era Fashion 1877-1882

Victorian Era Fashion 1877-1882

Natural Form In 1877 the bustle had shrunken to the point where just pads were used or in most cases absolutely nothing at all. The bodices became long and even extended over the hips.  Princess dresses became extremely popular. This is a one piece dress that doesn't have a waist seam. This gives the illusion of being tall and slim which became a popular figure. Skirts clung to the legs with a string inside to tie the skirt close to the legs at the front but allow the back to be free falling. Over skirts became less popular and were...

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Victorian Era Fashion 1869-1876

Victorian Era Fashion 1869-1876

Towards the start of the 1870's the hoop skirt was soon replaced with a metal structure known as a bustle.  The bustle still kept fullness at the front but allowed more fabric and layers to create more fullness at the back of dresses. Most of the dresses were trained but walking dresses are still floor length.  Knee length overskirts were still popular. If you look at the image below knee length overskirts look like an apron/tunic.  At the start of the 1870's bodices ended at he natural waist and were often belted around the waist or tied with a large...

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