#the curator finally responding to asks again?? it's more likely than you think apparently 😆

[historical-fashion-polls]

I love the purity and whimsy of your blog! It's a little fun sanctuary where there's no strings attached, no conflict, no tension, no ego, and no expectations -- and your responses to messages are so sweet and warm that it makes your entire blog feel all the more approachable, like visiting a friend's house for tea and dress-up. It feels like a place of good-natured, innocent Play. This site is a hotbed sometimes and it's refreshing and relaxing to encounter your posts that are about pure love of fashion and fashion history without anyone being required to have a knowledge of such things, only a knowledge of what they find pretty or fun.

I'm always a little biased in the polls -- almost always, if available, I'll end up picking the outfit that has the most green, as it's my favorite color. It gives me a lot of joy to see how unabashedly green some of the outfits are, and I simply can't click them fast enough! Thank you for providing such moments of levity to mine and others' feeds on a site that often desperately needs it. <3

hello my dear! ☺️💕

I realize that in my long hiatus from answering asks, the original sender of this ask appears to have deactivated their blog, but I still wanted to respond since it was such a sweet note! 🥰

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate hearing this!! it is my genuine hope to create a space that feels welcoming and fun and I am so so thrilled to hear that you feel I've achieved that here! 🥰🥰

as someone who is in academia, I have had a lot of experiences where people turn their knowledge on more "niche" interests into a way to gatekeep information or make things feel elitist and exclusionary, so I absolutely wanted this little blog to be a place where you don't have to come in with any prior knowledge, and that you might even come away with a sense of more familiarity on the topic! ☺️💕 I tend to learn best when I have fun doing it and when I feel really engaged with the material, so perhaps having some fun with these silly little polls might make others even more interested in the topic! 💖 if not though, that's totally cool too! really I just wanted this to be a fun place for some polls about historical fashion! ☺️💕

and you are absolutely not alone in your love of the color green! I know there's a lot of folks here who share the same preference! ☺️💚

thank you so much again for this super kind note (even if your blog is deactivated now)! I wanted to let you know that reading this totally made my day!! 🥰🥰