Duxford Girl

Another quirk of Edwardian fashion was so-called “orientalism”. With British Imperialism came many touches of traditional costumes from the colonies. Faster ships meant that more and more exotic fabrics, etc. were able to reach their market. Rose’s shawl is an excellent example of this. It is opaque, white and embellished with gold embroidery giving it a very sari-like appearance. Again with the details, it has a long fringe on either end.



I can't image this thing providing any warmth but it is pretty.

My shawl is far from an exact replica. It’s actually a sarong I picked up at the Calgary Folk Fest. It only has a gold border and someday I might add fringe but for now I think it’s a pretty good addition to the suit.



I swear I will figure out how to flip images some day.