…That’s “GREAT” as in Great Dane, Great Blue Herron, and the Great Wall of China. With mountains of hair exploding from the tops of ladies’ heads throughout the 18th century, it made…
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We Have A Winner!
As this dress has been on my mind constantly for the last week, I’ve been mulling over construction and shape, and here, at last, the *FINAL* sketch for the design of this…
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I Can See Your [Regency] Underwear…
As noted in a previous entry, undergarments are quite possibly the single most important part of your costume. They provide the foundation upon which your dress will be built, and will alter…
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Cross-Over Necklines – 1795
Here’s an awesome page choc full o’ information on Regency everything, from which all these pics today have come. People nowadays tend to think in terms of decade and/or sometimes entire centuries!…
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Is Regency A Good Idea?
I’ve been very on-the-fence about whether I want to go Regency era or scootch back towards the 1790s with this costume. My dilemma is that I don’t like Regency. Why not? Because…
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The Hair Up There – Enormous Wigs of the late 18th Century…
Much planning has already gone into The Barn Owl gown, from the undergown to the robe, to the underpinnings, and hair is not to be left out! I am mainly starting down…
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New Sketch
A quick sketch of the new ensemble – the undergown with an empire waist, but full through the skirt, and the open robe pretty much as it is in the Janet Arnold…
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The Waist Conundrum…
In exploring shapes, patterns, and periods for this gown, I’ve run into a sort of conundrum as to what exactly I want in terms of waist. The robe I love love love…
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Design Sketches
Because of the nature, and cost, of this project, there must be much planning, sketching, and thinking before anything ever gets cut, stitched, or glued. Here are a few more design sketches…
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The Feather Fund
The feathers I want to use – the “Natural Cream & Ginger” Schlappen from LamplightFeather.com – are $8/foot, so I’ve attempted to do some preliminary math to make an educated guess at…
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About Feathers
The feathers will obviously be the most important part of this gown. They are the statement, and need to be done well in order to get the right look. I’ve considered other…
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Concept
A friend and I have been planning our Halloween gowns. A little early, yeah! She had an awesome idea of being a fox, interpreted as a Victorian bustle gown with four parts…
