Custom garments we have made for clients
I received an order from the set decorator for Abraham Lincoln- Vampire Hunter (apparently it is based upon a book by the same title) currently being filmed in New Orleans. It’s funny because a friend and I were just discussing this film…
My final two garments for the Dreadful Sorry film commission are completed and on their way to South Carolina! In all, I completed 12 garments for this production! Some of the garments I did not snap photos of were a toddler’s white…
Maggie May’s Historic Clothing has been commissioned to create children’s clothing for the independent film Dreadful Sorry being filmed in South Carolina in March 2011. Here are a few quick snapshots of the first three garments just before they were packed for…
Here are a few images of a recently completed Regency era day dress- in the earlier style (around 1800). The fabric and color choices were made by the customer. Cheers! Front of gown Regency Era gown Back detail Back of gown…
Here is a snapshot of a recently completed red shot- silk drawn (or gathered) bonnet. It is the same color and style as the one shown on my website. This is a soft bodied bonnet. I developed the pattern for this…
Did you ever have one of those pieces that just seemed to be “cursed” from the get go? In the spirit of the season, I will tell you the tale of just such a thing- the cursed cage crinoline. A dangerous…
After multiple internet inquiries regarding the mysterious dress Vienna Teng wore in her Gravity video, the guy who commissioned it responded: “The gown Vienna wore in the Gravity video was created especially for it. We worked with a wardrobe designer…
This was another custom commission. I was asked to recreate a WWII era WASP beret. After much research and a great deal of color debate, here is what I came up with. The customer will add the WASP insignia to…