Sunken garden and Kensington Palace
The Orangery
Sewing supplies from the Dressmakers Room
AH!!! Look at all of the embroidery thread! The colors! The selections! :-)
Some pretty lace...
Princess Di's dress
More of Princess Di's dresses
Plus some more...
And still one more.
Ah! My favorite section...The Last Debutantes section (1950s)!
I really like the color and draping details of this dress!
See the green shoes? A girl dyed them to match her dress for the debutant party in the 50s.
Vintage Vogue glove pattern and gloves.
Part of the palace
Queen Victoria's Bedroom
Court Dress
Ladies Court Dress
Staircase in Kensington Palace
Tea Table Settings at the Orangery
Part of the Tea Room
Our First Course - Smoked salmon with cabbage and mandarin oranges
Our guest speaker, Cathy Hay of Your Wardrobe Unlock'd and Cassie trying on Cathy's show-and-tell outfit.
After tea we all headed over to the Museum of London, were we saw some breathtaking things! I can't share with you any of the pictures because of copyright reasons. I will tell you what we saw, a lovely pair of light blue stays and light blue shoes. A 1780s Gown, 1820s coat (I forgot the real name), and a drool worthy, jaw-dropping Edwardian gown with seas of foamy lace. :-) Can you tell I like the Edwardian Gown? ;-)
Ah! My favorite section...The Last Debutantes section (1950s)!
This one came out blurry.
Vintage Vogue Pattern Books. I would love to have the chance to look through these!
Vintage Vogue glove pattern and gloves.
After tea we all headed over to the Museum of London, were we saw some breathtaking things! I can't share with you any of the pictures because of copyright reasons. I will tell you what we saw, a lovely pair of light blue stays and light blue shoes. A 1780s Gown, 1820s coat (I forgot the real name), and a drool worthy, jaw-dropping Edwardian gown with seas of foamy lace. :-) Can you tell I like the Edwardian Gown? ;-)
After the museum Katrina, my mom, and I went to Fortnum & Mason. My mom and I wanted to see the place as it was founded in 1707 and Katrina wanted to buy some Turkish Delight for her brother. During this past current week, I have been wishing I bought some too, as we have become huge Narnia fans! Reading and listening to the Focus on the Family Radio Drama of all of the books in one week. :-)
I will close with my snack for the evening: Organic Whole Milk & Belgian Chocolate Cake w/chocolate frosting and white chocolate rolls on top. Yummy!
~Ashley
Ah, it looks so fun! The sunken garden looks absolutely beautiful, and just from the pictures I don't blame you that The Last Debutantes section was you're favorite, gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThat ladies court dress is, breathtaking. So pretty!
That chocolate cake w/ chocolate frosting looks delicious.
~ Hanne-col
*dreamy sighs* How FUN!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like a lot of those dresses. Very pretty! :-)
Thanks for posting. :-)
Hello!
ReplyDeleteJust visited your site and what LOVELY pictures! I love the dresses!
Blessings,
Emily Anne
www.thewhitewayofdelight.blogspot.com
Ohhhhh I love the first of Princess Di's dresses, the pale pink w/ the cross neckline... And the one with the yellow roses... And sparkly fancy yellow one. I dream of getting to wear a formal someday, these are total eye candy for me: http://www.totallymodest.com/pGabrielle.html
ReplyDeleteThey are all soooo gorgeous. And soooo expensive :) I guess I will keep dreaming!
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh--you are so so SO lucky! To think that was the bedroom Victoria slept in and those were the stairs she couldn't walk up without holding the hand of an adult..............
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