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  • Spring Cleaning Sale & “Dunmore” Pre-Order Now Open!

    April 15, 2015

    Today’s the day, ladies! It’s time to make space for all the great new stuff coming, so we’ve put all kinds of things on sale in our annual… Spring Cleaning Sale! Antoinette…

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  • Early 1920s Tabard Gown – a Wonderful Gift!

    April 14, 2015

    Last week I received a surprise in the mail from The Lady of Portland House. I couldn’t believe what I pulled out of the box – an utterly stunning cut velvet-and-chiffon early…

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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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  • 1930s Pink Easter Dress and Vintage Underpinnings

    April 6, 2015

    I love a holiday, a great excuse to wear something frothy, frilly, and vintage. I’ve been rather lazy the past several holidays, though, not wanting to shimmy into the underpinnings required to…

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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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  • The One-Weekend 1940s Rayon Blouse

    March 30, 2015

    This past weekend I felt the need to stitch together something quick, easy, and very useful, using my favorite vintage fabric, rayon. Luckily, my local Mill End fabric store has a good…

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  • 1780 Robe Retroussee – My Tribute to Avi

    March 26, 2015

    I have always been in love with this 1780s French gown from the Met, one for being a gorgeous gown, but because of the way the photograph was styled with the little…

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  • 1785 Williamsburg Chintz Pierrot – Progress at Last!

    March 23, 2015

    I’ve been so diligently digging into the UFO pile, finishing things left and right, so I decided to pick up this little chintz jacket I started ages ago. Here’s the photo from…

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  • “Bronte” Victorian Slippers & “Highbury” Regency Slippers – Pre-Order Open!

    March 20, 2015

    I’m a little late to the game here on the blog, but better late than never!  If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll already know the new early 19th century…

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  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    March 17, 2015

    Bonhams

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  • Wearing History 1930s “Moderne” Dress – Done, Finally!

    March 16, 2015

    Wearing History “Moderne” dress with alterations, paired with a me-made cloche, and “Sylvia” two-tone 1930s shoes in red/white I finally finished it! YAY! It only took me – oh my goodness –…

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  • I. Miller & Sons – Shoes for Movie Stars, Chorus Girls, and You.

    March 12, 2015

    There are a few names in the history of footwear that conjure up instant praise and awe. You may know a few – Pietro Yantorny, Roger Vivier, and I. Miller. Differing from…

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  • Review: Wearing History “Smooth Sailing” Trousers

    March 9, 2015

    Wearing History “Smooth Sailing” Trousers, Pendleton Blazer, 1940s style shoes by b.a.i.t. Footwear My hunt for the perfect vintage pants has been long but not unfulfilled. I have made some of my…

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  • Plimoth Plantation: Call For Papers!

    March 4, 2015

    I’m boosting the signal for anyone interested in presenting at the Plimoth Plantation conference “Trimmings: Adorning the Fashionable Figure in the 17th Century,” taking place June 6 -7, 2015 at Plimoth Plantation.…

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  • 1920s Flashy Dancing Shoes

    February 25, 2015

    Shiny shiny was big in the 1920s. Legs and shoes were on display more than ever, with flashy footwear being all the rage for an evening of vigorous dancing. Style influences as…

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  • PRE-ORDER Exclusive #3 – “Cicero” 1920s Pumps

    February 23, 2015

    These days we modernes can be pretty reserved with our shoes, but back in the 1920s, the flashier the better. Legs were on show and dancing was all the rage, with bugle…

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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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  • Friday Video: Costumers vs. CARS!

    February 13, 2015

    …We’ve all been here… …can you relate? This video was SO much fun to shoot with the ladies of the Great Basin Costume Society. We all met in a Starbucks parking lot…

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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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  • Early Victorian Slippers (to Get Excited About)

    February 9, 2015

    Women’s slippers, c. 1850 – LACMA Today’s post is all about slippers worn c. 1820s – 1850s (so a little pre-Victorian). Surprisingly ladies shoes remained fairly unchanged during this time. Shoes were…

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