1632 Jacobean bodice would make anyone look curvey!

1750 carnival costume

1750 Venetian carnival costume to disguisewhether one is a countess or a scullerymaid

1760's plus dancing bear

1789 Empire Line outfit has a little bump at the back and the summer Spencer jacket is split to fit over this. The double collar is a little old-fashioned, but practical in England's summer weather

1804, Regency, the 'empire line' at Rangers House, London

1805 talk; selection of Regency dresses, as part of the Nelson celebrations in Merton

1815 dress and parasol looking very much like the satires published at the time.

1815 military-style outdoor-wear

1817 ball gown

1850's at an outdoor museum

1875, afternoon bustle outfit at Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles

1875, two friends having a gossip

1890's on a cool summer day

1896, when huge sleeves were in fashion

1898 walking outfit and Flossie wants to come along too

1930's original opera coat

A Victorian maids life is not a happy one!

children are astounded

Dobbin and Frances - which one is made of plaster?

early medieval

Elizabethan wide gown

Elizabethan wide gown in Worcester

Escorting Hornblower in to dinner in Gibralter

Flossie the dog likes to wear costume too

homeless and friendless

Medieval strolling minstrel at Battle Abbey

Medieval strolling minstrel at Rye

pink clown

Queen Elizabeth I with honour guard at The Commandary, Worcester

Saxon minstrel

Sometimes the past is only a few months ago. Here is Frances dressed as a clown drummer for a performance sponsored by Croydon Council

Tudor servitor at one of English Heritage's many castles

visitors always gather round to listen and chat

wedding dress for Donna, Regency style. This spencer, bag and dress were the result of discussions and fittings to make it unique to Donna's shape and personality, including Glasgow winter weather!