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Can’t find a fabric!
Take a look at this portrait of Ada Lovelace: Artist, I get that you were being artistic with your watercolors, but ugh a dress isn’t that many colors. (Shower thought – with the purples and black lace, I almost wonder if … Continue reading
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Pondering the dress
So what should my Ada Lovelace dress look like? At first I was digging the idea of the criss-cross front (some examples here, here, here) but these are all early 1830s, and hence too early for what I want. Hrmph. … Continue reading
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Ada Lovelace
I realized, if I want a costume for Halloween, I actually do need to start plotting now. Introducing (drum roll)… Ada Lovelace! For the extremely short bio – Ada Lovelace was the daughter of Lord Byron. She worked closely with … Continue reading
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