Following on from this post of a few months ago, I managed to catch the display Beatrix Potter and the Beautiful Satin Waistcoat at the V&A the other day.
As you'll see from the top picture, Miss Potter's illustrations for the clothes in The Tailor of Gloucester were inspired by garments in the museum's collection,
and while her sketches were on display - and it was lovely to see them and the manuscript - curiously the garments themselves were not.
Just by the way, here is Miss Potter herself.
You are transporting us to two wonderful worlds today. Bliss
Posted by: Martina | 24 September 2013 at 11:21 PM
How lovely!
Posted by: Adele Geras | 24 September 2013 at 11:38 PM
The Tailor of Gloucester is my favourite. What a shame the waistcoats weren't on display. I feel sure I have seen a photograph of the waistcoat itself made by some clever needleperson.
Posted by: Sue | 25 September 2013 at 07:12 AM
This has always been my favourite Beatrix Potter story too. As a child I found it had an enchantment different from her other stories: the medieval streets, the bells on the snowy Christmas dawn, the exquisite details of the 18th Century clothes. It's fascinating to learn that she drew them from 'life'.
Posted by: Dancing Beastie | 28 September 2013 at 07:22 PM