Underwear exhibition at the v & a

Rollback roller Disco

Reading

On Saturday I met with my Mum, Aunt and Nan in reading. We had a good day of mooching around the town, We we went to Reading museum to see the replica of the beaux tapestry- it's awesome for 3 reasons:
1) It's an incredible feat of embroidery and it only took a year! mental!
2) It shows Halies commet as a bad omen during the battle.
3) It's had a dose of victorian modesty- The naked gentlemen were given shorts!

Updating jewellery

Looking through boxes at my parents I found my granny's old broach. It's costume jewellery so nothing expensive but it is sentimental to me.

It's something she used to wear- and when she wasn't wearing it it lived out on her dressing table. It still smells a bit of her face powder. which is really nostalgic and comforting.

Broaches are a bit old fashioned now. I do wear them on my coat sometimes but the take a bit of a hammering so this is not one I'd be willing to sacrifice to fashion. Instead I'm going to thread it onto ribbon and make it into a pendant necklace. This may result in being stabbed in the chest quite a bit more than with a usual necklace, but I think it's a nice way to make something sentimental wearable, without damaging it (I know I could get the pin removed, but if at a later date I do want to wear it properly, like my Granny did, I won't be able to. It's a bit too final). I am excited for being so spangly.

Bring on the black ribbon!

Underwear exhibition @ the V&A in April :D

"16 April 2016 – 12 March 2017. This exhibition will address the practicalities of underwear and its role in the fashionable wardrobe whilst highlighting its sensual, sexual appeal. The exhibition will explore dress reformers and designers who argued for the beauty of the natural body, as well as entrepreneurs, inventors and innovators who have played a critical role in the development of increasingly more effective and comfortable underwear."

And it's only £12 per ticket.

:D

I've seen this advertised or discussed about 6 times now by different websites or photographers that I follow on Facebook and on Buzzfeed. I am so excited! 

London

Today I went to London with my nan. 

We went for a walk around hyde park and to the Diana memorial fountain. 

She showed me the serpentine bridge where she used to do PT when she was in the army telephone exchange in the 50s and her old barracks at the top if museum road. They're fancy flats now.

She showed me where they used to live in the royal muse and when my grandad worked for the palace as a groom where he used to pick up anf drop off diplomats in the carriage drawn by the horses he looked after at the Royal Mews. and then told me about my Great Aunt who was posted in Singapore in the 50s (At the age of 18!).

There is so much I just didn't know about my family history. Nothing "major" just anecdotal family history.

We then headed over to Harrods and mooched around the for hall. My Nan tried to convince me to buy my Dad a harrods birthday cake- A teeny tiny cupcake sized one costs £10!

If I was made of money I would have bought home one!

After Harrods we headed back to Victoria on the bus and had lunch at the Balls Brothers restaurant. That was an excellent choice as my Nan won't eat anything "foreign" and I prefer not to eat fish and chips. A happy balance. I had a flat bread and she had her fish supper! Everyone was delighted!

The higgins.

Ray really enjoyed her trip to the higgins..  apparently it's the weirdest museum she's ever been to.

I like their dresses, teapots and very stylised collection of  georgian furniture.
But I get lost every time.

We did try on the dressing up hats though!  So it was a good adventure.

Afternoon tea at the ritz