Tessa BoaseOct 20, 20184 minHeather Firbank’s feathered hatsI stumbled across Heather Firbank, Edwardian fashion victim, when I made an appointment to view a dozen feathered hats at the Victoria...
Tessa BoaseOct 19, 20186 minThe Seduction of Heather Firbank, Edwardian It GirlA dozen feathered hats, hidden within the fashion archives of the Victorian and Albert Museum, London, were my first introduction to...
Tessa BoaseApr 7, 20186 minWhat Downton didn't doMy only gripe with Downton Abbey was that the servants never did any real work. We never got to see housemaids hand-sweeping the state...
Tessa BoaseMar 3, 20155 minWould the housekeeper really marry the butler?EVER since Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes were seen coyly holding hands at that servants' outing to the seaside, Downton Abbey viewers waited...