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1840s Inspired Ellie Dress for Garden Fair

This 1840s inspired Ellie Dress was custom made for Historic Exchange Place’s upcoming Garden Fair in April. This sweet little 1840s era ensemble consists of our Ellie dress, contrasting pinafore, corded petticoat, and trimmed straw bonnet. Our modified Ellie Dress…

Posted in 1850s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Farm and Garden, Victorian-Crinoline

Mid 19th Century Girls’ Dresses for Garden Fair

We recently completed these two mid 19th century girls’ dresses for Historic Exchange Place’s upcoming Garden Fair. These dresses are cut in the fashionable 1840s-1850s style and have a few inches adjustability. Children grow like weeds! Hopefully, these two little…

I am the lead designer and founder of Maggie May Clothing! Since childhood, I have been fascinated with folklife, history, and the “old ways of doing things.” When I was six years, my mother, Maggie May, made me my first historical costume (a Holly Hobby calico dress with matching sunbonnet)! As I grew older, I realized by donning the clothing of the past, I could obtain a deeper understanding of those who came before us. This fascination has followed me through life. I am now a formally trained historian and artist. I rely on my understanding of the past coupled with creative problem solving skills to design, drape, and create historical garments. When I am not working in my studio, I am tending my 12 acre hobby farm, playing dress up with my own children, or kayaking in the mountains.

1840s Inspired Ellie Dress for Garden Fair

Mid 19th Century Girls’ Dresses for Garden Fair

WWI Overseas Ambulance Driver Uniform

Victorian Era corset

Girl’s Bustle era dress

An 1860s Spoon bonnet

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