{"id":13931,"date":"2026-02-26T19:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=13931"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:45:31","slug":"dearest-gentle-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/dearest-gentle-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dearest Gentle Readers&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, the ton gathers to celebrate that most esteemed of events, the second half of season four of Bridgerton. Yes, I fully admit it \u2014 I am addicted to that fluffy, frivolous, historically-inaccurate fantasy. Waiting for Benedict to get his head out of his perky little posterior has been driving me batty!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13931 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3-147x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3-502x1024.jpg 502w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3-753x1536.jpg 753w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3-74x150.jpg 74w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-3.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4-147x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4-502x1024.jpg 502w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4-753x1536.jpg 753w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4-74x150.jpg 74w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-4.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2-189x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2-645x1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2-968x1536.jpg 968w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridgerton-2.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I decided to mark this most auspicious of television evenings by doing a coordination inspired by Lady Violet Bridgerton and her delicate, tasteful pastel colour palette. Ideally I would have had some blue in there but nothing in my extant collection quite fit the bill. I think mint and lavender do quite nicely though. I also think that the very textured, nearly sculptural feel of the kimono and the shimmering silver in the obi are very reminiscent of a lot of the brocades and lush fabrics used by the show&#8217;s costume department. All together, this does feel like something she would wear in a different imagining of the series, does it not?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13933\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y-850x423.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y-250x124.jpg 250w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_5924733696810795490_y.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wisteria is a motif I&#8217;ve always wanted but I don&#8217;t currently have anything that really features it front and centre. It would have been the perfect choice, due to the huge boughs covering the front of Bridgerton House, alas. I did debate this <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/fukuro-19.jpg\">multi-floral obi<\/a>, but the colours were too bold and the wisteria isn&#8217;t exactly the star of the show, so I decided to stick to my original pastel vision. I did, however, tie the obijime in a fuji musubi to at least call back to it. With the outfit being as simple as it is, I made sure my kitsuke was as impeccable as possible, to let the elegance and subtlety shine, but I feel like that was the one slightly more &#8220;fun&#8221; touch that finished things off nicely.<\/p>\n<p>How about you, gentle reader? Are you a fan of Bridgerton?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Items used in this coordination<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13931 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iromuji-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iromuji-4-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3582\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3582'>\n\t\t\t\tMint Green\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fukuro-29.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fukuro-29-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fukuro-29-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fukuro-29-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11848'>\n\t\t\t\tLilac 2-Sided\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-8-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3401\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3401'>\n\t\t\t\tFloral\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-7-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5808\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5808'>\n\t\t\t\tLavender Chirimen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-39.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-39-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-39-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-39-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-39-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7291'>\n\t\t\t\tMint with Gold\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, the ton gathers to celebrate that most esteemed of events, the second half of season four of Bridgerton. Yes, I fully admit it \u2014 I am addicted to that fluffy, frivolous, historically-inaccurate fantasy. Waiting for Benedict to get his head out of his perky little posterior has been driving\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/dearest-gentle-readers\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[376],"tags":[1352,108,403,24,1353,314,142,533,136,1195,1354,1355,1349,1347],"class_list":["post-13931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mannequin-coord","tag-bridgerton","tag-iromuji","tag-kimono","tag-kitsuke","tag-lady-violet-bridgerton","tag-lavender","tag-lilac","tag-mint","tag-pastel","tag-subdued","tag-1354","tag-1355","tag-1349","tag-1347"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13931"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13954,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13931\/revisions\/13954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}