The Pretty Picture: Blogging For Costumers
Anyone who has turned to the vast power of the interwebs has learned that th ere are myriad Dress Diaries, Journals, and Costuming Blogs ou...
Showing posts from September, 2009
All Tied Up: Surviving The Day in a Corset
We in this modern age, this 21st century, are witness to a strange and fascinating phenomenon - women having the desire to wear hot, heavy, ...
1795 Barn Owl Costume: Feathers At Last!
The half-finished, un-feathered robe has been sitting on the dress form for months with so little love given to it...until TONIGHT. (ok, we...
Stiff Canine/Kitty Crafting Competition
A competition for the cutest crafting pet/sewing helper/general furry costuming menace , over at The Dreamstress . Now, I won't try to...
Medivh: 18th c Men's Patterning Terror
I've been looking for patterns for the entire World of Warcraft 18th c. men's ensemble, but with very little luck. The costume is b...
CONTEST! What Should Avi Be For Halloween?
For those of you who follow my other blogs, you will know all about my dog Avi. She is my sewing "helper" and an all-around aweso...
Musing...
Tee-hee! I promise some epic bomb-sized posts coming up as we near All Hallow's Eve. Oh, I've got some splendid surprises for you!
Time Travel: A Weekend of Ridiculous Costume Fun!
Ah, the fruits of our labors. Do we not agree that after working so hard on our historic dresses and hats and whatnots, it is the best rewa...
Oooo, Pretty! Changes!
Ah, finally a new background for American Duchess blog, which I found through The Dreamstress, who has also changed her background to awesom...
The KCI J&G Project: Reference and Mysterious Mysteries
The main question on my mind as of late has been "What does the jacket do in the back?" Obviously there is an extant, existing ga...
The Evolution of Fashion...
Ladies (and Gentlemen Callers)... The history of fashion, from the 18th to the 21st century, has just been beautifully swept through in thi...
The CraftFail Verdict
The truth about those scissors I posted about earlier today: no, they don't cut fabric. My world is shattered. My portrait boxes are c...
1795 Barn Owl Costume: Don't Think I've Forgotten
I'll admit I've been distracted. The half-finished taffeta/broadcloth base of the robe has been sitting on my dress form for weeks,...
