Servant clothes

They all look so jolly on television, forging friendships in the basement and occasionally laying the table upstairs. But most twentieth century servants in Britain did not live as well as those in Downton Abbey.

Daisy Mason, nee Robinson (Sophie McShera - - Downton Abbey,series four,set in 1922

“Book-ish Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel designs from the past couple of days ! I hope I can do more characters later heh #JSMN”

Read Edwardian Servants~ Part One here. Lydia Chambers, lady’s maid to Kate Ramsey, is one of the main characters in The Daughter of Highland Hall. We first met Lydia in The Governess of Highland Hall, shortly after she arrives at the grand estate for her first job. She’s a sweet, caring young woman who is eager […]

To commemorate the end of Downton Abbey, we’re looking at how fashions changed over the course of the series, at least on the major female characters (sorry, boys!). Don’t miss the rest…

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Tanaka - Yana Toboso, A-1 Pictures, Square Enix, Kuroshitsuji, Black Butler…

Black Survival: Butler Leon Skin @NimbleNeuron

Magdalena Russocka VICTORIAN MAID IN UNIFORM BY DOORS IN HOUSE Women