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The Regency Ribbon Stays of WHOOPS.
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The Regency Ribbon Stays of WHOOPS.

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 12 November 20252 December 2025

Exhibit A for what happens when one makes a new pair of regency short stays right when one is coming down with a flu and is taking lots of cold-and-flu medication. You might get what I got: a pair of regency RIBBON stays.

A Regency Card Party in Virginia
1790s , Blog , Playing Dress Up , Regency , total chaos , underpinnings , wig

A Regency Card Party in Virginia

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 31 March 20258 September 2025

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen! I had been visiting with a Miss W– (lately removed to Virginia from the newly declared Republic of Chile) and together we attended a small – and very select – card party!

Three Pairs of 18th Century Pockets
18th century , Accessories , fabrics , Playing Dress Up , underpinnings

Three Pairs of 18th Century Pockets

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 31 March 202431 March 2025

In honor of the annual Spring Fertility festival, here three pairs of 18th Century Pockets! (All of them bright, colorful, vaguely egg-shaped, and perfectly designed for holding your Easter chocolates!)

The Glamour Beneath the Glitz: The underpinnings of a Pretty Pretty Princess
1790s , Playing Dress Up , underpinnings

The Glamour Beneath the Glitz: The underpinnings of a Pretty Pretty Princess

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 21 April 202331 January 2025

The glamour beneath the glitz: here’s the reality of what it’s like under the skirt of a pretty pretty princess!

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