After much deliberation, and some fiddling around with beaded net fabric, I’ve come up with my design. It’s a combination of these two: Janet Arnold’s drawing of the Laurel dress, on the…
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V8: Bring On the Edwardians…
1911, the Met As much as I adore musing (or tearing my hair out) over 1770s costume ideas, fabrics, and plans, there are more pressing matters to attend to. The first “big”…
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A First Look at “Astoria” Edwardian Shoe Prototype
I interrupt “50s week” to bring you this very important post. I just received the first photos of Astoria, the Edwardian shoe that has been in development. Here is your chance to…
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A 1908 Evening Gown, Beginnings
A little while ago I decided to try a gown from a period I love but have never sewn for, the Edwardian Era. I flipped through my “Costume in Detail” book, admiring…
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Edwardian Footwear – Thrift Score!
It seems like every time I go in a thrift store lately (all two times in the past two weeks), I come away with some really great stuff. Both the Salvation Army…
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Magazine Treasures of 1916
Recently I lucked into the acquisition of real honest-to-goodness primary source material, courtesy of an old friend of mine from high school, Corinne. Her dear mother was getting rid of a large…
