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IN THE MEDIA/RECENT COVERAGE

Sar Tor, ‘The Mystery of Brontë’s Mohawk Moccasins’, The Times, Monday 29th June 2020.

2020- Eleanor’s recently published research into Charlotte Brontë’s moccasins has also been featured in The Times in an article by journalist, Sara Tor. A longer version of the article can be found here.

‘The Door’

History Podcast, September 2019.

In 2019, Eleanor was commissioned to recreate as an illustration the wedding of Patrick and Maris Brontë. The image was to be included in a new book by Sharon Wright called ‘The Mother of the Brontës: When Maria Met Patrick’. The impact of this reimagining was discussed between the author and presenter of the podcast, Naomi Clifford, that can be found here.

Wolfson Foundation, Southampton Connect, Summer 2018.

Maev Kennedy, 16th June 2016.

‘Being the Brontës’, BBC2, Easter 2016.

‘Good Morning Britain’, ITV, 20th June, 2016.

‘Good Morning Britain – ITV Meridian – 20th June, 2016 (an hilariously incorrect report on the solved mystery of Brontë’s Thackeray Dress).

Kelly Fairclough, www.jezebel.com, 20th June 2016.

Stassa Edwards, www.jezebel.com, 13th December, 2016.

Chawton House Library, Podcast, 2016.

Chawton House Library Podcast, 2015.

INSTAGRAM - @ELEANORHOUGHTONMILLINER

Eleanor loves to expand and disseminate her knowledge of eighteenth and nineteenth century fashion, material culture and literature through the medium of Instagram. This curated space allows her to connect with a like-minded audience, to test interest in new areas of research and to share her drawings, historical reconstructions, paper cuts and recent findings (or the shareable, non-secret ones at least). In this space she also reviews new costume dramas and films, explores original texts and shares her own, ever-growing collection of historic magazines, journals, fashion plates and newspapers.


Though the last pair of shoes I showed were rather more glamorous than this pair of mid nineteenth century boots, they are no less fascinating. These heavy-duty workhorses were found behind a fireplace in a stone built house in Llanfachreth, Wales.
Beautiful, polychromatic satin stitch embroidery has been used to great effect on this pair of floral, embroidered, silk satin slippers. Dated to between 1830 and 1840, the slippers feature kid lining, glazed linen insoles and long silk ties. It see
This elegant lady in her Polish national costume was painted by Marvin Jablonski c.1850. The three strand coral necklace worn at her throat has been carefully matched with her silk necktie, smocked blouse and bodice. Coral necklaces were first worn a