Well, it's St Catherine's Day again (has it really been a whole YEAR???)
For those unfamiliar with the day, custom in France would be for unmarried women who were 25 years of age to pray for husbands and to honour those who've passed that age who are not yet married (although I married at 24, I'm relieved things have changed - I consider myself a child bride - imagine being 'past it' by that age!)
The millinery angle is that friends and families of the "Catherinettes" (the girls praying for some hot tottie) would make them special hats and they'd parade to St Catherine's statue. Because of this, St Catherine's day is still celebrated by Milliner's across the world.
And as for me? I did NOT realise we were that far through the year already, but here's a great link for you to peruse at you leisure
St Catherine's day parade in Paris, 1934 (video)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment