I always greet news about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute [Met] Gala with a weird mixture of emotions. Held every May, though this year delayed to September, the […]
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Flying High: The Lives of 5 Notable Women in Georgian High Society-Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Written by Jess Burchett Mary led an interesting life full of travels, exploring other cultures and her own identity, whilst also being the first person to bring back the predecessor […]
One Suspended Moment- The Notion of Sándor Körei’s Sculptures
The freshly cut flowers take their places in their unique, explicitly shaped boxes. They are floating in a cloud above the vase, separated within the ‘dissected’ composition. Soon we will […]
Flying High: The Lives of 5 Notable Women in Georgian High Society-Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Written by Jess Burchett Born in 1757, Georgiana was the first of three children and adored the most by her mother. Her father came from a wealthy English noble family, […]
Exploring Jane Austen’s Bath -Part 1
The light of the chandelier glistens across the ballroom, the hubbub of the Assembly Room fills the air. The minuet begins and your empire waist gown rustles as you try […]
Flying High: The Lives of 5 Notable Women in Georgian High Society-Anne Seymour Damer
Written by Jess Burchett Born in 1748 to an aristocratic Whig family, Anne spent much of her childhood at her godfather’s (Horace Walpole) home whilst her parents travelled. As opposed […]
Flying High: The Lives of 5 Notable Women in Georgian High Society-Henrietta Howard
Written by Jess Burchett Although period romances frequently grace our screens, whether its Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice or the recent Netflix sensation Bridgerton, how familiar are we with […]
In Review-Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
Written by Rachel Barnes In this compelling book Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World, Elinor Cleghorn unravels gendered discrepancies within Western medicine that have […]
‘If I’m not a parkie then what am I’ In Review: The Park Keeper
The air is still a bit crisp when the first joggers appear in the morning. By the time the tennis friends start their game the ducks are already standing on […]
Chanel and French Impressionism: Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection
The Grand Palais glittered at the unveiling of Chanel’s Haute Couture A/W collection. 240 guests waited in anticipation, surrounded by the all-white Romanesque style columns of the Palais for this […]