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Anni Shepherd

@annishep.bsky.social
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Dress historian, lover of tea, still working on my PhD.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I adore you Leon, Egyptologist here, they were built by a largely volunteer force (corvée labor) of 25,000. The builders were very well fed, paid in bread and beer, and received excellent medical care. There was no slavery whatsoever, it is a common misconception.
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 08/07/2026
It's the 18th century and we are going to take a gallop around York via another amazing print from our collection. Too hot to walk? Well saddle up your virtual horses! Too posh to trot? Get your men to prepare the sedan. We are away!
We are looking at a detailed plan of York titled, "The South East prospect of the ancient city of York". It is dominated by York Minster to one side and then in the foreground are fields, hedges and trees. The city can be seen in the distance, a myriad of spires, walls and buildings. At the bottom of the plan is a key - each building of note is numbered so the viewer can identify what they are looking at.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Me & my husband have very different interests. I love it when I get to show him things I think are super cool, because he is genuinely interested in the things that make me happy. And yes, it goes both ways! Marriage is fun: we share enthusiasm even when our hobbies and interests differ ❤️
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Two of my dearest friends are having a little summer reading-group! They are reading my #PhD thesis 🥹 Not sure I deserve these people, my heart is so happy today! 💖 #friendship
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Gorgeous #18thCentury piece beautifully paired with a lovely #QuiltedPetticoat showcasing the versatile potential of both garments. Each could be mixed and matched or potentially worn as a part of a matching ensemble! #FashionHistory
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11/05/2026
Ah, yes, of course, I should have known. Because of the news ai videos about the black death are polluting the internet again and they all have that scary bird beak plague doctor in then... Time to go hunt and throw this picture at everyone:
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Perfectly reasonable! I don't have an autism diagnosis, but for me it's the #trains. So many period dramas get the trains wrong! My outrage is never lessened by the knowledge that heritage rolling stock offers limited options, because I want them all to be historically appropriate for REASONS. 🚂!
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Colin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
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How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I do love a good #QuiltedPetticoat! The joy of them is that they are somehow both so similar and so different across the many countries where they were worn. The diamond pattern on this is much smaller & tighter than the Finnish examples I've studied, but all the same elements are still there!
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Such stunning samples! #Orinasu-kan in Nishijin, #Kyoto still operate jacquard looms by hand and weave similar patterns. I was lucky enough to visit the workshop in November, they specialize in traditional theatre costumes & obi weaving. They had wonderful textiles & old looms on display! #Japan
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Well this is great fun! Must go through my books to see if I can find an #18thCentury recipe for Gateau de Mille Feuille! #FoodHistory is a hobby of mine & somehow I’m always drawn to ye olde confections- category…
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On that note: #MarieAntoinetteStyle at the V&A was STUNNING. Visuals galore, good texts, really moved me. The skill of the #18thCentury #Artesans who created the objects was tremendous. So many things I have wanted to see with my own eyes for years!
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The horrors of the world are many, sharing my research at a time like this feels somehow very inconsequential and silly. Still, maybe some of the things I post can act as a brief respite from the awfulness. Maybe I will share glimpses of #dresshistory & #textiles just to cheer myself up.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Oooh, I haven't seen this before! Very good execution indeed, I really like how this demonstrates the extant pockets relationship to the garments around them. In #18thCentury fashion, everything was connected! If we keep viewing pieces individually, we lose their relationship to other garments.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
A little over a week ago I was overjoyed to see the fabulous #Cosprop exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. It was like seeing old friends! Why hello Monsieur #Poirot! And hello #ElizabethBennet and #MrDarcy! What a delight ❤️ So many detailed & beautifully executed pieces.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Had a great time in Oxford last week attending the @bsecs.bsky.social annual #conference! Always so happy to share my research on gorgeous #18thCentury Finnish petticoats and meet lovely new people along the way. #DressHistory #BSECS
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Incredibly happy to have been selected as a speaker by @bsecs.bsky.social for their 2026 conference! I'm really excited to share my research with a new audience 👗🪡 #BigandSmall #QuiltedPetticoats #18thCentury
Close up of a small stitched flower shape. Light blue silk fabric and silk thread, 18th century design.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Had a super lovely day today teaching students from the @aalto.fi summer school! Got to share some of Helsinki’s history in a classroom before taking them around UNESCO world heritage site #Suomenlinna ❤️
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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 01/10/2025
Hyvää säätiöpäivää! ✨ Säätiöt ja rahastot tukevat merkittävästi Turun yliopiston toimintaa – viime vuonna yli 24 miljoonalla eurolla. Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne! Sen avulla me yliopistossa voimme rakentaa kestävää tulevaisuutta meille kaikille! 💜 #säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja
Vihreällä taustalla piirriskuva timantista ja teksti "Lämmin kiitos säätiöille tuestanne ja tekemästänne hyvästä työstä! "
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Tänään on #säätiöpäivä! Kiitos Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland säätiönne tuestanne väitöskirjatutkimustani kohtaan Junossa @utu.fi . Tutkin 1700-luvun naistenvaatteiden käyttöä poikkitieteellisen tutkimuksen lähteenä erityisfokuksena #remaking & kehollinen tutkimussuuntaus. #SLS #PorvoonMuseo
A close-up image of an 18th century women's quilted petticoat made from yellow silk with a decorative quilted pattern.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Honestly, the tailors who outfitted Astaire, Kelly etc. were absolute magicians. The appreciation for movement, immaculate fit, wonderful proportions and the right cut for each figure is just stunning! #tailoring #suits #dancing
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Feeling exhausted about work, life and the world in general. As an antidote I'm going through some of my research photographs & thought I'd share this #18thCentury beauty with you, enjoy the #embroidery and the worn out but wonderful #silk fabric ❤️👗🪡
A close up image of a floral embroidery design and worn silk fabric.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I just found out about this stunning sounding #exhibition opening soon in #Tokyo! As luck would have it, the stars have aligned and I'll be in Tokyo while it's on 😍 mimt.jp/ex/artdeco20... !!
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アール・デコとモード ―京都服飾文化財団(KCI)コレクションを中心に
三菱一号館美術館で開催される「アール・デコとモード ―京都服飾文化財団(KCI)コレクションを中心に」のサイトです。
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Having a hellish time getting an article submission through a portal system for a specific publisher. The joys of #academia truly cannot be measured.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The whole thread is full of #wallpaper gorgeousness, but I love the bottom left and right combo of small florals and geometric shapes! Really wish I could paper a feature wall in my office with one <3 #Vintage #DreamHouse
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I always appreciate a good 16th century #map and lovely reading rooms! The Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus is rather a regional favourite here, being the earliest (somewhat) detailed map of #Finland with fab sea monsters included 😁 These wee beasties are just off the coast of Norway!
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Lovely! ❤️👗 also a perfect example of a #museumissue: the mannequin is too tall! Torso is too long & the dress sits SO differently compared to the 50s photo so you get a totally different idea of how the dress should look. So common & can give the wrong impression about #Vintage and #HistoricalDress
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Well, this is really the type of thing that the internet is SUPPOSED to be for. #nomnomnom #Porcupine
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Fascinatingly, von Troil's wife's uncle was Captain Carl Tersmeden who once owned the Alberga manor in Espoo, Finland. The original house is long gone, but it was in the area where I grew up! The #18thCentury garden has been partially restored and is now a little public park ☺️
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Got to go to lovely Louhisaari Manor yesterday to help train museum guides. Gave a lecture & dressing up demonstration of Empire-era fashion (roughly 1790-1820). How wonderful it as to educate and inspire people about a topic I love so much! Wore my lovely hand-stitched white cotton dress ❤️
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 22/04/2025
Thomas Gent in 1757: Pious contemplations on the sacred Histories, Prophecies, and Mysteries of Holy Religion: Ancient and Evangelical; mostly graciously derived from the LORD, our Supreme Creator. Us: Yay it’s another York virtual tour! Thomas Gent: Us: Tour! Tour! Tour!
We are looking at an ornate frontispiece to a book. It has a drawing of York from a distance with houses, churches and York Minster. The text explains that Thomas Gent was the printer and was 65 in 1757.We are looking at a plan or map of York. The rivers can be clearly seen as can The Castle or Clifford’s Tower as we would know it.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Allow me to introduce you to some more timeline cleansing gorgeousness! This beauty also dates from the #18thCentury and was very likely a #QuiltedPetticoat before it was turned into a bedspread. The details shows the fabulous embroidered border, which would've gone all the way around the hem.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This yellow #18thCentury ensemble from the @skmuseo.bsky.social features a delightful #QuiltedPetticoat and was reportedly worn by a newly married woman. It seems fitting to post on a sunny spring day: finna.fi/Record/museo...
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naisten puku; toisen päivän hääpuku; nuorikonpuku
fyysinen kuvaus: Nuttumaisen pellavakorsetilla vuoratun miehustan ja vanuhameen käsittävä puku keltaista taftia (panama/ripsi?). Silkkiin kiinni ommellus...
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Submitted the 1st draft of my #PhD summary earlier this month & had my feedback chat with supervisors yesterday. I don't suck! I'm doing well! What I wrote was excellent for a 1st draft! Am quite chuffed ☺️ I will finish this bloody PhD eventually. Enjoy this #18thCentury embroidery in celebration!
Embroidered red, pink and green floral design on a quilted pink background.
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Rakkaudella ja raivolla, kaikkien naisten puolesta. With love and with rage, for all women. #InternationalWomensDay #MarchForWomen #Naistenpäivä
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Need a break? Can't offer you a Kitkat or a vacation, but can point you to the newest issue of #CostumeJournal featuring a wide variety of great articles (including my own 😱🥲) www.euppublishing.com/toc/cost/59/1 It has everything from 1980s #Chanel to doublets & 18th Cent. quilted petticoats!
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Costume: Vol 59, No 1
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Anni Shepherd @annishep.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Jumped over here from you-know-where and happy to discover many friends and colleagues have already made the leap! Apologies for being so slow to join, but I'm here now 👋 #NewHere #HelloEveryone
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