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1840s

The Age of the Romantics

Posted in 1840s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Farm and Garden, Romantic

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…

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Posted in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Costume Design

1830s-1840s-1850s Girls Dresses

One of our first commissions for 2025 is this collection of 1830s-1840s-1850s Girls’ try on clothing for Historic Arkansas. These adapted girls dresses are made from 100% cotton and include a variety of youthful period appropriate calico prints. The ruffled…

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Posted in 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, Commissions, Romantic

1820s-1830s-1840s cotton calico dress

One of our most popular Romantic Era dress styles is this work gown cut in an 1820s-1830s-1840s fashion. With a slightly wider neckline than our Work Woman dress, this gown features a loosely gathered front bodice over a fitted lining.…

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Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Commissions, Romantic, Victorian-Crinoline

Mid Century Work Dress with lace trim

Our mid 19th century Work Woman Dress is one of our most popular designs! In this version, we added a bit of cotton Cluny lace to the center front to add interest. This cotton work dress is made from a…

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Posted in 1840s, 1850s, Commissions, Costume Design, Romantic, Victorian-Crinoline

Sweeney Todd at TUTS

Houston’s Theater Under the Stars commissioned us to create several garments for their 2023 production of Sweeney Todd. We also provided TUTS with several lengths of historical cotton prints for the production. This our Brooks Dress made in a bold…

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Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Romantic, Victorian-Crinoline

Girls’ 1840s-1860s Era Calico dresses

This three sweet little Ellie dresses were made for a museum client from cotton calico found in our curated reproduction print fabric catalog. Pictured over child size versions of our corded petticoats. Our Ellie dress is a versatile and period…

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Posted in 1840s, Commissions, Romantic

1840s Era Christmas Dress

We made this 1840s era holiday dress for a museum in Kingsport, Tennessee. This gown is made from a lofty red plaid cotton flannel and is super warm and oh so festive! This 1840s era gown has a fitted under…

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Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, Commissions, Romantic, Victorian-Bustle, Victorian-Crinoline

Victorian Era Work Dress in muted tone print

Here is another example of our Late Romantic-Victorian Era work dresses. This is our Work Woman’s Dress in a muted green-grey stripe print fabric. Our Work Woman’s dress is a more economical version of our American South Dress. It does…

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Hi! I’m Susan!

I am a social historian and preservationist who uses historical clothing to interpret the stories of the past. Since childhood, I have been fascinated with folklife, history, and the “old ways of doing things.” When I was six years old, my mother (named Maggie May), made me my first historical costume- a Holly Hobby calico dress with matching sunbonnet. I wore it everyday. As I grew older, I came to understand by wearing the clothing of the past, I could obtain a deeper understanding of the folk who came before us. This fascination has followed me throughout life. I am now a University trained historian, artist, and educator. I rely on my extensive knowledge of diverse cultural heritage to design, drape, and build high quality, authentic, historical garments. I love to recreate clothing of the past to preserve histories for the future.

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