The #EccentricsSalon has been a magnificent aspect of #Londonsociety since the 1660’s - when according to #diarist Evelyn - “London’s #fountains flowed with #champagne & there was dancing & singing in the streets for a full fortnight” as Londoners celebrated the return of #KingCharlesII & the end of #Cromwells #Puritan #MilitaryDictatorship which had outlawed #freedomofdress #homosexuality #womensindependence #thearts #pleasure closed #alehouses & #theatres With his marriage to his eccentric crossdressing wife #Catherine who popularised #tea #Mayfair #Salons drew #Eccentrics of all #races #genders & #class to #quaff #saucers of #champagne & sip #cupsoftea whilst discussing #newideas latest #poems #fashions #composers #scientific breakthroughs artisans & artworks The only requirement for entry was “magnificence & an appreciation of the bravery needed to cut a line of one’s own “ It is this philosophy which will underpin the EccentricsSalon.com of @tyneoconnell & @daniellismore (at Mayfair) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFq9aeH-Fe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15tgbdyx4rdhc