Oh! It's a leap year...... and although my dear brother has a mortgage, a baby and a greyhound, he has yet to take a trip to the jewellers! Will the patient and long-suffering mother of his child at long last live up to her threats and pop the question?
A lovely fashion plate here from The Delinator of 1900. This was the magazine of styles published by Butterick, which you might choose your wedding dress from when you visited your 'little dressmaker round the corner'. Perhaps you might try your hand at making your own dress, despite some people thinking this invites bad luck!
These dresses show the elegant fashions of the early Twentieth Century, which flattered anyone lucky enough to be tall and slim. The large puffed sleeves of the 1890s have disappeared, and the beginnings of the pouched 'pouter pigeon' bodice can be seen on the bridesmaid's outfit. The flared gored skirt is now cut with curved seamed panels, which hug the hips and swish around the wearer's feet. Terribly romantic, and perfect for the leap year bride.
Don't forget to come and see us at Walsall Museum on the afternoon of the tenth of March - we'll have the kettle on by 2pm!
