Of Ravens and Writing Desks...

Only took eight days, but I at last got my hands on a millionaire short bread. And I’m away South. Dear Scotland, let’s not wait another 13 years before we meet again.

https://brennaariel.com/2023/07/23/day-8-lancaster-preston-wigan-north-western/

And suddenly, I leave tomorrow. It has been, in all the right ways, the most perfect trip possible. I saw all the exhibitions I hoped to, visited museums and locations that were on the “I hope ...

https://brennaariel.com/2023/07/22/days-3-through-7-a-finnieston-skyline/

Seasons: Counting the weather outside the train on the journey north, I’d say three. Steps: 7,897 Size of bathroom: It fits in a cupboard. BUT: The shower dial HAS TEMPERATURES ON IT so you are...

https://brennaariel.com/2023/07/17/day-the-second-glaschu/

“Hello Viccy, you’re looking well.” – Orla McCool (Derry Girls, 3.7) Seasons: Summer, with a mild mid-afternoon drizzle just to maintain its reputation Steps: 13, 118 Intended Itinerary: ...

https://brennaariel.com/2023/07/17/day-the-first-a-royal-georgian-beginning/

It has taken me quite some time to find my sea legs as a dress historian. I have recounted how a single passage in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North & South led me to discovering the field of dress h...

https://brennaariel.com/2014/08/11/molly-gibsons-dress-or-blame-mrs-gaskell-again/

With Monica’s guest post, and subsequent discussions by Lizzie at The Vintage Traveler, I have been inspired to revisit a topic dear to my heart — Kashmir shawls, and their European imitation...

https://brennaariel.com/2013/04/23/indian-shawls/

I am happy to present my first ever guest post from my Worn Through colleague and one of my dear friends, Monica D. Murgia. Monica has an MA in Fashion & Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum ...

https://brennaariel.com/2013/01/09/for-the-love-of-paisley/

SATIRE 2b. the employment, in speaking or writing, of sarcasm, irony, ridicule, etc. in exposing, denouncing, deriding, or ridiculing vice, folly, indecorum, abuses, or evils of any kind. —  ...

https://brennaariel.com/2011/08/05/savagery-and-satire/