• Home
  • About Natania
  • #ThreadTalk
  • Archives
  • Contact
Natania Barron

fantasy author, fashion historian

  • Join me on Patreon
  • Newsletter
  • Buy My Books
  • Join me on Patreon
  • Newsletter
  • Buy My Books

Queen of None

Book One in the Queens of Fate Series

BUY NOW
The second book in Natania Barron's Arthurian fantasy series.

Queen of Fury

Book Two in the Queens of Fate Series

PREORDER

Netherford Hall

Book one in the Love in Netherford series

PREORDER
  • Fashion,  ThreadTalk

    Thread Talk | All That Glitters – Gold in Fashion

    November 18, 2024 / 1 Comment

    1 – Welcome to #ThreadTalk Get ready for #fashionhistory – it’s been a while, but I’m back. Today’s topic is All That Glitters – we’re talking about fashioning fabric with gold and metal, but especially real gold. Below, 1610-1620 – Dress of Electress Magdalena Syblla of Saxony. 2 – To understand how we make fabric out of gold, let’s chat about my favorite element: Au. Gold isn’t just shiny & beautiful, it also resists corrosion & is extremely malleable. Also? Gold is alien. Scientists posit it came to earth via massive moon and meteor collisions billions of years ago. 3 – I am a geology nerd, so I could go…

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    Yikes, Stripes

    May 4, 2021

    Mourning Traditions and Fashion History

    October 12, 2021

    Bad Romance: The Romantic Era in Fashion, Volume Two

    September 28, 2021
  • Fashion,  social media,  ThreadTalk

    ThreadTalk is Moving… and Changing – Thoughts on Twitter, Boundaries, and Platform Ownership

    October 31, 2022 / 2 Comments

    You say that things change, my dear For the last 14 years, Twitter has been the center of my writing life. And no single contribution has been as big or far-reaching as ThreadTalk, my fashion history mini-lectures on the beautiful and terrible world fabric culture. Twitter has never been safe; it’s always been a double-edged sword. Even before this most recent crap, countless users (myself included) have been the target of hate groups, threats, and more, just for stating opinions or, you know, existing. And it’s about to get worse. It’s already gotten worse. We’ve seen the writing on the wall. As someone who built my other career on social…

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    Color, Form, and Fashion: Glimpsing History in BRIDGERTON Season 2

    March 29, 2022

    Men’s Regency Style: Is Beau Brummell to Blame?

    November 15, 2021

    Knight In Gold Velvet: Costume in The Green Knight

    August 3, 2021
  • Fashion,  ThreadTalk

    The Crowning Affair: All About Crowns

    July 13, 2022 / No Comments

    The scandalous and beautiful history of crowns, tiaras, and diadems.

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    Color, Form, and Fashion: Glimpsing History in BRIDGERTON Season 2

    March 29, 2022

    Coming Up Paisley

    April 5, 2021

    The Sumptuous, Sinful, and Sultry Costumes of The Sandman Series from Netflix

    August 30, 2022
  • Clothing,  Fashion,  ThreadTalk

    Mourning Traditions and Fashion History

    October 12, 2021 / No Comments

    Mourning... in fashion. Just because you were sad, didn't mean you didn't have to look amazing. Well, if you could afford it.

    Read More
Natania Barron - © 2025
 

Loading Comments...