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A Page for Women and Perhaps Men: Medieval Angels

Included on this page from the Western Mail in 1935 is a photograph of three women, identified as the Petter sisters, dressed as â€˜medieval angelsâ€™ at a Halloween Ball in London.

Tags: angel, Angels, dress, fancy dress, fashion, medieval costume, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval style, Petter sisters, vogue

Heiress Marries Prince

In this article from the Western Mail, news from Paris informs readers about a cheering crowd of 3000 people, mostly women, who mobbed Miss Barbara Hutton, the American Woolworthsâ€™ heiress, and Russian Prince Alexis Mdivani as they left the…

Tags: Barbara Hutton, crowd, crown, fashion, medieval design, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval style, prince, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Russian Orthodox Church, vogue, wedding, wedding gown, Woolworths

The King of Spain

King of Spain_Western Mail_24 May 1902_p24.pdf

This article from the Western Mail relates news from London regarding the end of the Spanish regency in 1902 when Alfonso XIII assumed his full powers as Spainâ€™s king at age 16. The article begins by informing readers that on 18 May 1902, the…

Tags: ceremony, coronation, Duke of Connaught, hymn, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King Edward VII, medieval procession, oath, Order of the Garter, Te Deum

Coronation Fashions

This article from the Western Mail points to the mounting anticipation regarding dress regulations in the lead-up to King Edward VIII’s coronation, which was expected to take place in May 1937. Questions had clearly started to circulate…

Tags: ceremonial dress, ceremony, coronation, coronet, court dress, dress regulations, dress-making, Earl Marshal, ermine, fashion, King Edward VIII, King George VI, kirtle, medieval coronations, medieval style, robe, tiara, Westminster Abbey.

Eight Hour Day Parade in Brisbane, 1912

Photograph portraying a 1912 parade celebrating the Eight Hour Day. Trade unionists are in the parade showing their support by bearing a medieval inspired banner. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds.

Tags: Labor, labour, Labour Day, parade, procession, Trade Union, trade unionism, union, unionism, work, working class

Decorated Float in the St. Patrick's Day Procession, Warwick, ca. 1910

Image of a St. Patrick's Day float bearing a banner advocating Irish nationalist sentiments.

St. Patrick's Day Procession, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1903

An image of crowds of people gathered on Queen Street in Brisbane, QLD to watch the floats in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Processions with banners were a feature of the later medieval period. The banner for the St Patrick's day procession also…

Tags: Brisbane, Catholic, Catholicism, celebration, Celtic, ceremony, cross, harp, Ireland, Irish, parade, parades, procession, processions, Qld, Queensland, religion, religious, ring-headed cross, saint, Saint Patrick, saints, St Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day

Fringes and Tassels. Medieval Fashion Revived.

Fringes and Tassels_West Australian_5 October 1934_p10.pdf

This newspaper article suggests that a renewed interest in Renaissance fashions and medieval handicrafts can be seen in the elaborate cord trimmings, satin embroidery, coloured fringes and tassels that were being incorporated into home decoration…

Tags: curtains, domestic furnishings, dress, embroidery, fashion, fringes, medieval decoration, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval handicrafts, medieval style, Renaissance, tassels, vogue

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