Posted in 1850s, 1860s, Fashion History, Historical Sewing, Reproduction Fabrics
Came across this Victorian era wrapper on Vintage Textile and just had to share! Reminds me more of the 1960s than the 1860s! Far out! Images courtesy Vintage Textile
Posted in 1860s, Commissions, Millinery, Reproduction Fabrics
I recently had the pleasure to creating a gown for “Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln.” “Mrs. Lincoln’s” husband portrays President Abraham Lincoln and together, the two have been bringing history to life across the nation for over 10 years now! This…
Posted in 1860s, Corsets and Underthings
In January of this year, I wrote about a new adventure I was embarking upon- trying my hand at making a mid 19th century gusseted corset. Until a few years ago, corsetry was something I avoided like the plague. And…
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions, Commissions
Recent Museum and Film work: Images courtesy Island Farm Images courtesy Dreadful Sorry
Posted in 1860s, Commissions, Exhibits, Symposiums, and Workshops
Lady’s 1860s era upper middle class day dressfeatured in Journey’s film Last weekend (June 3-4) marked the opening of Conner Prairie’s new interactive exhibit entitled 1863 Civil War Journey: Raid on Indiana. As terms of my contract, I was asked to hold…
Posted in Commissions
Here are some images of a recently completed Robe a l’Anglaise- also referred to as an English nightgown, a closed robe gown, and a round gown. This style of gown dates to the second half of the 18th century. This…
Each year I teach a spring course at the local university, but this past week I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker for a group of high school students- primarily young ladies from the ages 14-18. The topic…
Posted in 1840s
I finally had the chance to see the new Jane Eyre film this weekend. It was my Mother’s day gift to get to sneak off and see this movie!) One word about the costumes- impeccable! Unlike Michael O’Conner’s lavish costumes…