Short Stuff
At some point, I came across The Charlatan by Léonard Defrance, sold by Sotheby’s in 2023, and became obsessed with the woman in grey and her problematic calash...
“A Moree Gown”
Every archivist, curator, and collections manager has come across– or perhaps just skimmed over– a document or object that really deserved a little ...
“To maiking a skcy blew sute”
How do you know when a painting is made? For Charles Willson Peale, diaries, letters, and receipts play a large role in determining when his portraits were made...
A 1920s Party Dress
Two years ago, Drunk Tailor and I celebrated my birthday at a vintage event at the Congressional Cemetery in DC, for which I obviously needed a new dress. We bo...
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