Tuesday 21 April 2020

Top Shots -- Prior Attire in Milton Keynes

Izabela Pitcher, owner of Prior Attire, and her husband Lucas
take their daily evening walk around their Buckinghamshire village
near Milton Keynes, dressed in historical attire, April 13, 2020.

(Matthew Childs/Reuters)
ADDED: As I look again at the photo, I love the look Izabela -- a strikingly beautiful woman -- is giving her husband, Lucas. It’s clearly very fond, appreciative (of his own good looks), loving, proud even. What a very handsome couple!
Izabala was aware of the camera, I’m guessing, but was it a professional shoot? Or just a random shot by Matthew Childs, of Reuters, who was wandering around their Buckhinghamshire village as Izabela and Lucas went about their “daily evening walk”, and who had to then ask their permission to use it?
And wondering just what got Izabela (a “z” and only one “l”) into the business of “Prior Attire”?  Was Jane Austen involved somewhere along the way? And whether they do this promenade every evening, or just during lockdowns? And just how much hassle is it to put on all that gear? And to think people used to do it as a matter of everyday course. In Prior Days.

Other Top Shot photos here

ADDED: Reader note:  Funnily enough we walked from  Olney through the water meadows by the River Ouse to Clifton Reynes on Sunday. (The village that is home to Prior Attire). It is such a beautiful  tranquil quaint village. Typically English,  stone cottages,  Wisteria around the porches, climbing the walls   Cottage gardens  .
A breath of fresh air , a breath of heaven. Far from the 'madding crowd'