Look where Berrington’s latest costume display has ended up…featured on the pages of the glossy and stylish September edition of Period Ideas Magazine! The article, features the exhibition ‘Symphony In White’ created by Professor Nancy Hills and currently on display at Berrington Hall. ‘Symphony In White’ is an exhibition of reproduction costume charting the chronology…
Category: Dresses
Open robes, empire lines, sack backs & the polonaise
A Pretty Polonaise
What would the fashionable lady of the 1770’s wear to convey her fashion savvy? Enter the Polonaise…in my mind the most unusual silhouette of the 18th century; quite the accolade when you consider the variation in Georgian fashions. The pretty cream silk polonaise on display at Berrington Hall (from March 1st) comprise a wide ribbed…
A Thousand Fancies… The Gorgeous Georgians
The Gorgeous Georgians at Berrington Hall This week the team at Berrington Hall are putting together the Gorgeous Georgians exhibition. Here’s a sneak preview of one of the beautiful Sack Back robes that will be displayed throughout 2014 at Berrington Hall. The robe à la Française, or sack back, exemplifies one of the archetypal silhouettes of…
The Hidden Wardrobe 