In between commissions, I have been working on a personal project- recreating a gown from an 1859 fashion plate found in Graham’s Magazine (American c. 1840-1858/9). I was hoping to have this gown completed by last week to wear to…
For years, historical maternity wear was something of an obscurity. But now, more and more museums and other historical clothing collections are paying attention to these special garments and making them available for study! Here are few of my findings.…
Here are some images of a recently commissioned skeleton suit for a young boy. The suit consists of three pieces- full length broad fall trousers, a short unlined jacket, and a white shirt with collar. The skeleton suit was popular…
Photograph by Irving Penn (The Getty Museum) If you have visited any of my sites recently, you may have noticed things look a little different. Over the summer, I completely revamped and updated my Costume History Pages. This is a…
As we progress in our experience inthe art of recreating historical fashions, it is never a bad idea to go back and revisit some of those “firsts”- first gowns, first corsets, first bonnets, etc. It is amazing to see where…
Here are a few images of a recently commissioned Victorian Era bonnet. It has been commissioned to be worn with my1860s era day dress .
A recently commissioned black spoon bonnet:
Photos from the recent production of Oliver at The Georgetown Theater in Kentucky! MMHC made two costumes for the lead actor in Oliver- the ragged costume and hat (above) and his dress suit (below). For the ragged outfit- I needed…