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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 6d

Had a super lovely day today teaching students from the @aalto.fi summer school! Got to share some of Helsinki’s history in a classroom before taking them around UNESCO world heritage site #Suomenlinna ❤️

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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 8d

Hyvää säätiöpäivää! ✨

Säätiöt ja rahastot tukevat merkittävästi Turun yliopiston toimintaa – viime vuonna yli 24 miljoonalla eurolla.

Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne! Sen avulla me yliopistossa voimme rakentaa kestävää tulevaisuutta meille kaikille! 💜

#säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja

Vihreällä taustalla piirriskuva timantista ja teksti "Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne ja tekemästänne hyvästä työstä! "

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 8d

Tänään on #säätiöpäivä! Kiitos Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland säätiönne tuestanne väitöskirjatutkimustani kohtaan Junossa @utu.fi . Tutkin 1700-luvun naistenvaatteiden käyttöä poikkitieteellisen tutkimuksen lähteenä erityisfokuksena #remaking & kehollinen tutkimussuuntaus. #SLS #PorvoonMuseo

A close-up image of an 18th century women's quilted petticoat made from yellow silk with a decorative quilted pattern.

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 19d

Honestly, the tailors who outfitted Astaire, Kelly etc. were absolute magicians. The appreciation for movement, immaculate fit, wonderful proportions and the right cut for each figure is just stunning! #tailoring #suits #dancing

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20d

if you want to understand tailoring, you only need to watch mid-century movies, when actors were dressed by tailors, not brands. in the 1944 film cover girl, gene kelly's suit drapes beautifully, moving with him, not against him. collar stays on his neck, even as he dances.

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 22d

Feeling exhausted about work, life and the world in general. As an antidote I'm going through some of my research photographs & thought I'd share this #18thCentury beauty with you, enjoy the #embroidery and the worn out but wonderful #silk fabric ❤️👗🪡

A close up image of a floral embroidery design and worn silk fabric.

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 22d

@costumesociety.org.uk the eventbrite ticket link doesn’t work, all I keep seeing is this ☹️

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 22d

They look super stylish!

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 23d

I just found out about this stunning sounding #exhibition opening soon in #Tokyo! As luck would have it, the stars have aligned and I'll be in Tokyo while it's on 😍 mimt.jp/ex/artdeco20... !!

アール・デコとモード ―京都服飾文化財団(KCI)コレクションを中心に

三菱一号館美術館で開催される「アール・デコとモード ―京都服飾文化財団(KCI)コレクションを中心に」のサイトです。

mimt.jp

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 29d

Having a hellish time getting an article submission through a portal system for a specific publisher. The joys of #academia truly cannot be measured.

Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Aug 26

The whole thread is full of #wallpaper gorgeousness, but I love the bottom left and right combo of small florals and geometric shapes! Really wish I could paper a feature wall in my office with one <3 #Vintage #DreamHouse

The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · Aug 25

Next book!
No more wacky textured effects, but well, these are gorgeous.

Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Aug 20

I always appreciate a good 16th century #map and lovely reading rooms! The Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus is rather a regional favourite here, being the earliest (somewhat) detailed map of #Finland with fab sea monsters included 😁 These wee beasties are just off the coast of Norway!

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Aug 20

How did I not know about this 😱 So happy I can join virtually from Finland and as it happens I have plenty of sewing I can do while listening in! Delightful! #Needlework #Conference

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Aug 19

Lovely! ❤️👗 also a perfect example of a #museumissue: the mannequin is too tall! Torso is too long & the dress sits SO differently compared to the 50s photo so you get a totally different idea of how the dress should look. So common & can give the wrong impression about #Vintage and #HistoricalDress

Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock.bsky.social · Aug 19

Madame du Barry was born #OnThisDay in 1743. Christian Dior took inspiration from King Louis XV’s mistress for this A/W 1957 pale blue silk 'Du Barry' evening dress, which imitates the appearance of an 18th century open robe and petticoat. Met Museum. © 2019 Nicholas Alan Cope #fashionhistory

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Jul 3

Well, this is really the type of thing that the internet is SUPPOSED to be for. #nomnomnom #Porcupine

Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Jul 2

Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Jun 28

Well this is gorgeous!

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Jun 28

Fantastiskt! Here's a pretty aerial image of the park for you. The outline of the #18thCentury manor house is also still visible in the park. The second photo is Rosavilla, the only surviving building from Tersmeden's time. Moved to a new location in the 80s, it's now the restaurant of a golf club!

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Jun 25

Fascinatingly, von Troil's wife's uncle was Captain Carl Tersmeden who once owned the Alberga manor in Espoo, Finland. The original house is long gone, but it was in the area where I grew up! The #18thCentury garden has been partially restored and is now a little public park ☺️

iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.bsky.social · Jun 25

From the Archive: Textile Observations on Iceland in 1772 – A Case Study of Uno von Troil’s Life and Journeys (2700 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · May 14

Got to go to lovely Louhisaari Manor yesterday to help train museum guides. Gave a lecture & dressing up demonstration of Empire-era fashion (roughly 1790-1820). How wonderful it as to educate and inspire people about a topic I love so much! Wore my lovely hand-stitched white cotton dress ❤️

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Apr 22

For someone who is always, and I mean ALWAYS, wistful for York and it’s historical streets @yorkadventurers.bsky.social has quickly become my favourite account here. Huzzah for the maps and tours!

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · Apr 22

Thomas Gent in 1757: Pious contemplations on the sacred Histories, Prophecies, and Mysteries of Holy Religion: Ancient and Evangelical; mostly graciously derived from the LORD, our Supreme Creator.

Us: Yay it’s another York virtual tour!

Thomas Gent:

Us: Tour! Tour! Tour!

We are looking at an ornate frontispiece to a book. It has a drawing of York from a distance with houses, churches and York Minster. The text explains that Thomas Gent was the printer and was 65 in 1757.

We are looking at a plan or map of York. The rivers can be clearly seen as can The Castle or Clifford’s Tower as we would know it.

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Apr 8

Ugh, I feel you! Finland is determined to not let me wear my spring outfits... We had hailstones and vague attempts at snow on Sunday and it was below freezing this morning 😣

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Apr 8

This comes from the collections of the local museum in @turku.fi and I've studied it for my #PhD for @utu.fi

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Apr 8

Allow me to introduce you to some more timeline cleansing gorgeousness! This beauty also dates from the #18thCentury and was very likely a #QuiltedPetticoat before it was turned into a bedspread. The details shows the fabulous embroidered border, which would've gone all the way around the hem.

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Apr 8

I'm very lucky to have been able to study several lovely 18th century quilted petticoats here in Finland. They always brighten up my day!

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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · Apr 7

This yellow #18thCentury ensemble from the @skmuseo.bsky.social features a delightful #QuiltedPetticoat and was reportedly worn by a newly married woman. It seems fitting to post on a sunny spring day:
finna.fi/Record/museo...

naisten puku; toisen päivän hääpuku; nuorikonpuku

fyysinen kuvaus: Nuttumaisen pellavakorsetilla vuoratun miehustan ja vanuhameen käsittävä puku keltaista taftia (panama/ripsi?). Silkkiin kiinni ommellus...

finna.fi

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