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For those who love purple tailored suits and stripes & brocade. I’m thinking the green suit would make a wonderful base to then add Steampunk accessories…. Read More...
Trimming an Early Victorian Bonnet
Flipping through the stack of (digital) fashion plates, I was enthralled by so many ideas for how to decorate an Early Victorian Bonnet. I was doing trim research last summer to complete my poke bonnet for Costume College and fell in love even more with this lesser-known era. Taken from period publications, early photographs and surviving pieces, here Read More...
Lingerie Dress Fabrics & Colors
Ah.. the gorgeous, floating-on-a-cloud lingerie dress from the turn of the 20th Century. Made from batiste (a thin opaque cotton), soft organdy, voile, lawn (similar to batiste) or even a cotton/linen blend they are the dreamy dessert dresses. Read More...
1902 Early Autumn Suits
The Early Autumn Suit from September 1902 in The Ladies Home Journal. The distinctive features of the new autumn suits are the bolero coats, the jackets, the large sleeves and the wide collars. As may be seen from these models the flounced, the plain, the tucked and the kilted skirt are all used. The suits are made Read More...
1884 Feb Delineator Jackets
Taken from The Delienator magazine, the bodice/jacket in the top right has 25 buttons and the lower left jacket has 17 plus 12 on the vest. They sure loved their button closures! For a successful reproduction, look for a 3/8″ size. You could also get away with 1/2″ and *maybe* 5/8″. Read More...
Regency Red
I can just see Caroline Bingley in this lovely dress, floating around Netherfield at the ball while gazing down at the country bumpkins invited to the formal affair. Click below to see what Lydia Bennet would like to have. (And can I say that the sleeveless white dress the character wears in the 2006 Pride & Prejudice Read More...
Ouch! Sharp Pins & Needles
At one Civil War event last year I pinned my dress shields into my navy bodice. Well, the safety pins that are attached to the shields were very dull. They really liked to snag my fabrics. As I was unpacking my camp things, I pulled out my tomato pin cushion. I never use it anymore as a Read More...
Not Your Grandma’s Nightgown
Don’t think for a minute that Victorian undies are frumpy. I’m talking about late Victorian chemises here. They’re not some long, plain gown with no trim, a conservative cut and b-o-r-i-n-g. I hope your frillies make you feel confident. They should because that’s where your time travel begins – when you first throw that chemise Read More...