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Welcome to Epochs of Fashion

 

I‘m Dr. Nina Moeller, an art historian with a doctoral degree based in Southwest Germany. I create and curate educational content for lovers of art, fashion, museums, travel and visual culture. 

About Epochs of Fashion

Photo wearing Regency dress in white with shawl and hat in garden

It is my firm belief that art and history should be accessible to everyone. I have over a decade of experience in art history. After a BA degree in European Art History and Archaeology in Germany, I completed an MSc in Cultural Studies and a PhD in Art History in England. I am an experienced researcher and art communicator, familiar with engaging with a variety of audiences. Utilising both the historical garments I sew and original antiques from my personal collection, I can create immersive learning experiences. 

 

My writing, my social media content creation and my the illustrations (especially for Instagram) reflect that I take a learning-focused approach. The year of 2024 marked ten years since I started this website. More than a whole decade of history discoveries, learning, sewing and educating now. What started out as a small website passion project has grown remarkably and the journey has continually kept inspiring me to sew, write, research and create. 

I started teaching myself how to sew when I was in my early teens to be able to make historical costumes and this inspired my long love for dress history and textile crafts. The dresses I make are usually closely based on historical sources and I take them with me on my travels to present both the garments and the places I visit in aesthetic and immersive ways. Through this I have been able to build a network in the heritage and costuming sector. 

I have spent years exploring art and history in Germany, the UK, and the world. I love to visit museums, historic houses and heritage sites, to travel and to learn. My object is to discover and recommend hidden gems but also new angles on well-loved and popular spots. 

Book me to give a talk

I’ve delivered presentations both in-person and online, and love helping people engage with history. Demonstrations of historical garments I have sewn, and original antiques from my personal education-focused collection may be included in the presentations.

 

Talks available from me include:

- Dress in the Regency Era
- The Lives of Businesswomen in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
- Bonnets and Manners: Regency Fashionable Society

- Renaissance Robes: Getting Dressed in 15th-Century Florence
- Royal Relations: English Princesses in Baden-Württemberg
 

My talks can be delivered in English or German.
They typically last around 45 minutes but can be tailored to your event and wishes. I like giving the audience the opportunity to engage after the talk, ask questions and take a closer look at any items I brought along.
Prices start from 80€, plus travel costs if applicable. I am based in Southwest Germany but international travel may be possible.

Tourism and BRand Collaborations

Detail photo of dewy pink rose

I work with cultural institutions and with brands to showcase brands, exhibitions, products and events. 

 

I also love to recommend travel destinations, including historic hotels and exciting gastronomy. From curious facts to sources-based in-depth historical contexts, I value providing engaging knowledge about sites off the beaten path. Please reach out if you are interested in working with me to highlight your projects and locations.

 

Why not be featured in one of my posts? 
Reach thousands of individual monthly readers with a keen interest in well-researched information that inspires and engages! Please note that I do not take guest post submissions, but I am happy to collaborate and explore how to integrate your brand, museum or cultural institution, region or business into my posts. 

Illustration and Writing Commissions

Photo of historic interior with writing desk

I love to write for as well as partner with publications and institutions, sharing my expertise on the subjects of history, art, travel and sewing period dresses.

 

By careful research together with my own photography, videography and illustrations, I am able to provide thorough insights into these topics. I create a variety of social media content accompanied by high-quality engaging texts. Please reach out to me to discuss commissioning an article or to partner with me, writing to epochs-of-fashion[at]web.de.

Illustration of medieval lady and castle facade with text "Nicola de la Haye, Sheriff of Lincolnshire"

I create digital illustrations with historical themes to entertain, engage and educate. These range from historical personas to costume and social history educative charts and to meme formats.

In my illustrating work, I can fully take your wishes and requirements on board and create original artworks to suit your brand, publication, museum or teaching plan. In the past, I have already contributed to exhibitions and had my work featured in a major London museum.

I have contributed to publications in the art and fashion history field, and have been featured as an interviewee in national German TV reporting, and in popular magazines in the lifestyle sector. 

I am honoured to be featured by German national public broadcasting service ZDF in their Jane Austen Festival 2025 ZDF-Morgenmagazin Reportage on the occasion of Jane Austen's 250th birthday. Filming during the festival in Bath was an absolute pleasure. Watch the full clip here: 

Photo of Epochs of Fashion feature pages in German magazine Bild der Frau, 17 May 2024 edition
I was also greatly pleased to be featured in the German magazine Bild der Frau, 17 May 2024 edition

Interested in working together or learning more about my content?
Please reach out, I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

epochs-of-fashion[at]web.de

 


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