Staying In

If December is the month for going out, January is most certainly the month for staying in. I myself have been sick every day of this month and have been doing the lion's share of staying in. Were I not sick I might have lounged in delicates as pretty as these pieces I recently photographed. They will be making their way into the shop through this month and the next - to make your staying in as glamorous as possible, naturally. 

Eleanor Beard of Hardinsburg

 


Eleanor Beard

Few people associate the Kentucky countryside with  fashion production. Oh yes, there are  Fruit of the Loom mills in the state and a fine thing they are ,  but that is another story. Yet Helen Bond Carruthers in Versailles with her cardigans,  Maud Hundley in Anchorage with her needlepoint purses, and Eleanor Beard in Hardinsburg with lingerie and quilting were among many who

My, My How the Corset Has Changed

A good corset is a treat to find. Ladies didn't need but a few. Washable garments were worn under and over the expensive corset to save it from wear, tear and washing. And since they were adjustable to size by lacing, a lady could use the same corset for years. She would need to purchase a new one for a major weight loss or gain, or when the fashionable silhouette made a major change. So there