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  • Pieces of Me – Remaking an 18th Century Gown

    May 4, 2017

    Sacque gown, partially deconstructed, 1765-69 – National Trust NT 1350856 It’s commonly known that 18th century dress textiles were made and remade and remade again. A great many extant gowns in museum…

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  • The 1790s “Jane Austen Goes to Ikea” Gown – The Corset

    March 17, 2017

    Ikea does it again – Ingmarie curtains >> This year is 1790s year. After completing all the book projects, Abby and I can finally settle into share-able projects. Both of us are…

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  • The “State of the Book” Address – Updates and Progress

    January 3, 2017

    Well it’s been a couple months now since we announced the writing of our 18th century sewing book, which now has an official title: “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking:…

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  • What The Heck Is This 18th Century Dress?

    December 22, 2016

    I keep a Pinterest Board called “Historical Costuming Weirdness,” wherein I pin all the things I find that don’t match up nicely with what we think we know about historical dress *right…

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  • Finding Inspiration in the 1790s with Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun

    November 23, 2016

    Self Portrait by Vigee-Lebrun, 1791 Those of you who have been following for awhile will know I’m not a huge fan of, well, anything with an empire waist. I just can’t seem…

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  • Spotlight: New “Fraser” Early 18th Century Leather Shoes

    October 11, 2016

    Lauren reporting – As you all know, this year we’ve opened all of our new Fall/Winter historic styles for pre-order at the same time. We’ve also made the pre-order period longer –…

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  • My Big Fat Yellow English Gown – Finito!

    August 26, 2016

    Lauren here – Doesn’t it just feel *so good* to best a cranky project, wear it, and love it? I’d been working on my yellow English Gown for most of 2016 and…

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  • My 1740s “Mutton Chop” Cap

    July 16, 2016

    The Athenaeum – Lettice Mary Banks (William Hoare – ) English 1746 It’s getting down to the wire on Costume College preparations. Most of my major projects are a few steps from…

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  • And It Was All Yellow…

    June 13, 2016

    You’re going to think I’m all-over-the-place right now, and you would be right. Projects here, projects there, moving house, moving business, omg! It’s been stressy, for sure, but this is also the…

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  • The Silver Ghost 1770s Robe a la Francaise at Costume College

    July 20, 2015

    It was a good hair day  Posting from the future – 2020. I realize I never completed the project link for the Silver Ghost Francaise. To be honest, I have very few…

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  • A Visit to l’Hermione at Yorktown

    June 17, 2015

    The third day in Williamsburg we actually spent in Yorktown, on account of the tall ship l’Hermione having put in there the night before, and it being an event not to be…

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  • Progress on Le Polonaise AKA The Creature

    May 20, 2015

    Trimming the bodice – the left side was done with the roll hem foot and it really “ate” the fabric – the right with a different method. I will need to remove…

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  • 1770s Polonaise – Progress, but Slowly!

    April 28, 2015

    1770s Polonaise – the skirts are drawn up with cords, to create the three partition effect the gown is named for Work on this crazy froofy dress comes in spurts, but now…

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  • Shoes of the Revolution – More About “Dunmore” 1770s Shoes

    April 16, 2015

    As most of you know, yesterday we opened for pre-order our latest 18th century shoes, “Dunmore,” named for Lady Dunmore, and developed with and for Colonial Williamsburg. “Dunmore” has been a year…

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  • 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress

    April 10, 2015

    I’ve been working little by little on the pink polonaise I started last weekend. It’s been incredibly tricky to figure out, but it appears to be working. I re-fit the side pleats…

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  • New Project: 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise

    April 1, 2015

    I have terrible Costume A-D-D right now. I want to make ALL the 18th century things! It’s good to be inspired, though! I have a trip to Colonial Williamsburg coming up in…

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  • Larkin & Smith 1770s English Gown Progress

    February 19, 2015

    Last night I finally got back to work on the 1770s English gown. I’d only pleated the back and stitched one side down, before, but here’s what I did last night: It’s…

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  • English Gowns of the 18th Century

    February 12, 2015

    I’ve had my sewing confidence rattled lately by the utter failure of my Robe a la Turque, so I’m sorely in need of some hand-holding through a project. Enter the Larkin &…

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  • 1740s Scottish Tartan Outfit – Done!

    January 2, 2015

    1740s Scottish working woman’s tartan wool ensemble (Here’s another I’m posting about from *the future* – ah, how remiss in never finishing up these projects! But here goes…) There wasn’t much for…

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  • Plannings For A 1740s Scottish Ensemble

    October 2, 2014

    I do love me some OL and the show’s been inspiring some Scottish-themed ideas, especially since I “rediscovered” a gorgeous tartan skirt that’s been lurking in my closet the last 11 years,…

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