ottoman fashion

A beautiful collection of Ottoman ladies' clothing was on display at the Yakutiye Medresi in Erzurum. I love learning about the fashions of bygone eras, and the colours and patterns of the fabrics and embroidery made me swoon!



Imagine the time and care it took to create such details, and how lovely the ladies looked! When back in Istanbul, I might need to revisit the Sadberk Hanım Museum in my old stomping ground, Büyükdere, which has an outstanding collection of Ottoman women's clothing and a current exhibit on shoes.

remember these?

For you youngsters out there, back in the old days, people would mail each other handwritten letters. Letters were an art— the loops and swashes of your loved one's penmanship, the weight and smell of the paper, the miniature works of art that you'd moisten on your tongue... Oh to receive a letter!

oh the many marvellous things

What a delight to find this sketch of a future exhibit taped up in a vitrine!
Reminds me of someone...