Historical and historically- inspired fashions
Attention Historic Seamstresses! I am really excited to announce I have begun working with an American fabric distributor who carries an extensive line of high quality reproduction cotton prints! I am going to do my best to be competitive on pricing. Many…
Our latest commission was for a Civil War era/1860s very merry Christmas gown inspired by the White cotton walking dress with black soutache braid work (c. 1862) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The gown is made of emerald green…
I recently had the pleasure of designing a bustle gown inspired by the Natural Form Era (1875-1883) for a customer in The Netherlands. This gown is for a Victorian Era wedding she will be attending. The bride has requested guests…
One of my favorite freelance costumers now has a website! If you are not yet familiar with Fanny Wilk- owner of Temps d’ Elegance, her costuming is absolutely exquisite. She creates period women’s clothing from the Renaissance up to…
One 1880s era sporting dress: One beautiful Fairy: With a little Mary Poppins: And a gorgeous view: Equals one great time!
My latest commission was to create an ensemble for a [top secret!] [undercover!] [mystery?] SuperHero- from a character sketch! (I would include the sketches for you to see- but alas- They are indeed TOP SECRET!) The mysterious Superhero will sport black tights and tall black boots…
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…
The next commission on my agenda is recreating the pale blue polonaise gown from Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. The award winning costumes in this film are gorgeous and feminine and the color palette simply delectable! Some of my favorites are…