The day begins with Yard Duty in the carpark!
The day finally arrived! After months of preparation, my husband sallied forth with his hat and his cane, journeying in his “curricle”, to the Book Week Parade!
His first duty of the day was his Customary Morning Yard Supervision in the carriage-parking facilities at the front of the school. He was in a prime position to be admired! I overheard many comments in the carpark about how good he looked!
Admittedly, some students mistook him for Willa Wonka from the Chocolate Factory… hmmm, there is something seriously wrong there… But these are school kids we are talking about! And I am not really sure how many of them have been indoctrinated by their parents from an early age as to the importance of good English literature!
A view from the back
I had decided to accompany him in one of my lovely Regency dresses, as I was taking part in some of the Book Week activities for the day. The benefit of this was that I was able to get some photos of us both dressed up together! Because – really – who knows if this will ever happen again!
Ahhh, how romantic!
Dad and daughter
My little girl
My little girl was also suitably dressed up in her little Edwardian outfit, though she refused to wear the bonnet! I managed to get a few pictures of her with it on before she wouldn’t allow it near her head.
Dressing-up is my cup of tea. Hopefully one day it might become my husband’s cup of tea too!
This concludes my series on the fashions of Regency Gentlemen. To read all of these posts in order, go to My Regency Journey and look under My Mr Knightley.
Related Posts
MY Mr Knightley – the introduction
My Regency Journey: Making an Embroidered Morning Negligee – more about my dress
Dress-ups for a Baby – more about my little girl’s outfit
Relevant Links
An Introduction to Gentleman’s Clothing in the Regency Era
Such a wonderful post! I so enjoyed it~My husband and I love to stroll out and about in our 18thc. attire, and it’s fun when we get people chatting with us, taking our photos, and oh! when we have to stop in at the grocery store on the way to an event, the reactions are fun!
YOUR Mr. K. looks fantastic…Lovely family~
Mary
http://anhistoricallady.blogspot.com
Thank you so much!
We are not quite at the stage of walking around together in costume, especially if there is not a particular reason to. Though I love to find reasons (i.e. events) to dress up for.
I had to stop at the petrol station to fill up my car after this particular day, which was amusing.
Oh, he looks terrific. You did so well getting the hole family kitted out and dressed t once. Lovely photos.
It was a seriously MAD morning! But lots of fun. I am glad I went to all the effort.
You look gorgeous! I hope you will have many other excuses to wear these wonderful clothes! 😀
I hope so too!
You both look elegantly attired and your daughter is really sweet, excellent work!
Thanks, Lorna!