I've now also bee to the Jane Austen Centre, Bath and the
Fashion Museum, Bath. The fashion museum was a really fun place to visit and
when I went there was an exhibition about ball gowns on. As I am marketing my
collection as an Haute Couture range I wanted to see other gowns and what makes
them high end fashion. I also spent this time to look at different silhouettes
to see how I can modernize the Regency gown. All of the gowns were extremely
intricate with embroidery, appliqué and beading. I was actually surprised to
read they weren't made from expensive fabrics so I think the handwork which has
gone into the gowns is the main reason they fit into the Haute Couture range.
I visited the
National Portrait Gallery to see the portrait of Jane Austen which was drawn by
her sister Cassandra Austen. This is the only portrait Jane Austen is in as she
was strangely not in any of the family ones. I have previously see a picture of
the drawing at the Jane Austen centre, Bath, but as this is such an iconic
drawing and the only way anyone has an idea what Jane Austen looks like I
wanted to see the real thing.
I also went to the radio recording at the BBC of the Pride
and Prejudice 200th anniversary. Here P.D James and Moni Mohsin spoke about the
novel and we had snippets read to us. It was an informative recording and I
learnt a lot more about hoe marriage, love and money played a huge role in
Pride and Prejudice. They also spoke about spin-offs from Pride and Prejudice
and this made me think further into Bride and Prejudice and I decided to add an
Indian twist to my theme.
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