Posted in 1780s, 1800-1810, 1820s, Children's Fashions
These sweet little knickers are made of 100% wool with solid wood buttons. Aren’t they just adorable? Makes me wish I had a little boy too!
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions, Extant garments, Fashion History, Historical Sewing, Research
Wow! Check out this image from the Museum of the Confederacy. Notice the wife is wearing short sleeves! This ambrotype challenges the commonly held myth that only young and unmarried girls wore short sleeves during the mid 19th century! Read…
Posted in Children's Fashions, Costume Design
Just in time for the Memorial Day holiday! I delivered this little boy’s size 6 Marine Corp uniform to a local gal. She is getting married in June to a newly enlisted Marine and this outfit is for their ring…
Here are a few images of a boy’s Regency Era (1790-1820) suit recently made for a family attending an historical event. This suit is also appropriate for the Romantic era (1820-1850) and is a modified version of our boy’s skeleton suit.…
Posted in 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, Children's Fashions, Commissions
Wow! What a wonderul year this has been thus far! We’ve been busy sewing! sewing! sewing! and to date have completed over 125 garments just in the past three months! As a result, I have been a little behind on…
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, Children's Fashions, Commissions
I recently completed a Victorian era middle- upper middle class School Boy’s suit for a customer in Cairo, Egypt. The suit consists of a pair of trousers, shirt, waistcoat, cravat, and wool hat. Victorian etiquette called for boys (and men)…
Posted in 1780s, 1800-1810, 1820s, Children's Fashions, Musings
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…
Posted in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Costume Design
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…