Edelweiss Patterns Hello, Ladies!
I’ve been absent from the blog for a few days simply because I’ve been seeing so many new places, but I just had to post some pictures of what I did today! To begin with, our costume study group made the short journey from our hotel to the Victoria & Albert Museum, which is quite possibly one of the grandest places on planet earth. This museum has the most exquisite collection of costumes from various centuries, and I was so thrilled to see the sumptuous evening gowns and afternoon dresses which were on display there! Here are just a few of the finest gowns we saw:
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After meandering through this glorious array of day dresses and evening gowns, I headed to The Ritz for afternoon tea, which (when taken at The Ritz), is quite a sumptuous affair! The Ritz is the place to have tea in London, and all the reports I’d heard of its grandeur had not been exaggerated in the slightest. This gorgeous place is filled with marble pillars, crystal chandeliers, and oversized sprays of flowers. I wore a newly-made 1950s dress (one I finished just in time for this trip), along with a lavender lace bolero I sewed for the occasion.
So that was my day today, and now it’s time to get to bed so I have energy for Kensington Palace tomorrow, where we will be studying gowns worn by Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, and Princess Diana.
Until next time, happy sewing!
Katrina
What a glorious trip! You look lovely in every photo, and are obviously having a blast. How wonderful for you. I’m enjoying reading about it.
I do like going to the V&A. You can loose hours wandering round that place. lol!
I haven’t been to the ritz yet. I was told the afternoon tea was overpriced and over rated. How did you rate the tea, cakes etc.? I’m trying to decide if I should have afternoon tea on saturday at selfridges or in the orangery at kensington palace. 😉
Hope you have a nice day.
Katrina, it looks like you are having such a fun time! Wish I could have gone. 😀
I’m commenting to say that your 50’s dress is adorable; I was looking through your pictures and thought that what you were wearing was much finer, in my humble opinion, than the objects you were photographing! 🙂
Great job!
Alicia Joy
Thank you so much, Ladies!
@LadyD – the atmosphere is absolutely amazing in the Ritz!! The food is wonderful, but it wouldn’t be quite as fun unless you had someone to go with. It feels like you just stepped into a palace and you’re part of the royal family. 🙂
The red 1890’s top is SO pretty! I think those are just exactly the kind of puffed sleeves Anne Shirley wanted. 🙂 Thanks so much for showing the pictures!
ohhhhhh i absolutely looove the look of this 🙂 the costumes are brilliant and the Ritz is just perfect for afternoon tea!! ♥