Posted in 1850s, 1860s, Fashion History, Historical Sewing, Reproduction Fabrics
Came across this Victorian era wrapper on Vintage Textile and just had to share! Reminds me more of the 1960s than the 1860s! Far out! Images courtesy Vintage Textile
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions, Commissions
Recent Museum and Film work: Images courtesy Island Farm Images courtesy Dreadful Sorry
Each year I teach a spring course at the local university, but this past week I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker for a group of high school students- primarily young ladies from the ages 14-18. The topic…
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Costume Design, Musings
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…
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Musings
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…
Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions
How sweet is this Carte de Visite! Little twin girls with matching dresses! Thanks to Miss Virginia over at The Lady’s Resource CDV’s for this image!
Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Commissions, Millinery
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…
Posted in 1850s, 1860s, Corsets and Underthings, Historical Sewing
Now that things have slowed down a bit, I have had time to work on a personal project I have been putting off forever. It was one of those projects I cut out, stuck on my cutting table, and waited…