Waverly Curtain dresses in chronological order from left to right. Ready for more photos from Costume College? I have tons, so here goes! Saturday, during the day, was the “Curtain Along” meetup…
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2013 Costume College, Pt. 1
I’m back! I’m alive! Costume College was splendid this year. I had SO much fun, met and chatted with so many cool people, and took so…SO…many photos. I’m breaking this up into…
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Event: Henry Ford’s 150th Birthday Party at the Nat’l Automobile Museum
From a huge Duesenberg Warning: Lots of pictures of old cars. I like old cars, and I like to take pictures of their shiny bits, so if cars don’t interest you, this…
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Sugarpine Living History Day, 2013 – Two-Person ’20s Invasion
Yesterday our army of costume-clad amazons, all two of us, invaded a nice little local event at the Ehrman Mansion on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. We go every year in…
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Bastille Day Picnic 2013
This past Sunday, our local costume club, the Great Basin Costume Society, held a little picnic in honor of Bastille Day. We called it the “Off With Her Head Tea.” The costume…
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June Retro Picnic, with Vintage Advance 6643
This past weekend was The Weekend of Costume Picnics. My Facebook feed has been exploding with the photographic evidence, and we here in Northern Nevada also partook. Despite the weather being poor,…
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Rat Rods & Rockabillies – Reno Rockabilly Riot
….that was a lot of ‘R’s, lol. This past weekend, my friend Stephanie and I visiting Reno Rockabilly Riot, a cute little event with a few vendors and a lot of cool…
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A Trip to Valhalla Renaissance Faire, 2013
This past weekend was one of many festivities, one of which was the annual visit to Valhalla, our most local Renfaire. Oh Renfaire, how I love thee. A day of utter silliness…
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Our “Great Gatsby” Movie Meet-Up Party
So who went to see “The Great Gatsby” last night?! Our local costume club, Great Basin Costume Society, got together to watch the movie and enjoy some dessert afterward at a local…
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V365: Costumed Ladies in Genoa, NV
This past weekend, a group of Great Basin Costumers attended an absolutely delightful play in Genoa, NV, one of the oldest settlements in Northern Nevada, and a delightful little town to boot.…
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V331: Steampunkery at the Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade
This past Saturday our local Steampunk club, “High Desert Steam,” marched in the Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade. There was a great turnout, complete with horses, dogs, armed children, the Urban Assault Vehicle,…
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V322: Another Day at Dickens Christmas Fair, San Francisco
I’m back from S.F. now, but here are some photos from our second day at Dickens… Maggie’s puffy puff-butt in the morning. I found this endlessly amusing. Maggie’s costume was divine –…
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V321: An Excursion to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
Hi all! I’m down in San Francisco land with a whole wad of my favorite people, not least among them The Laced Angel, and Serendipitous Stitchery, the latter of which came all…
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V289: Where to Wear – How To Throw Your Own Costume Events
Ladies attending the 2012 Titanic Memorial Tea, at a local tea shoppe called The Isles Hi All! Today I’m going to answer another question I get often – where to wear the…
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V280: Our First Day in Colonial Williamsburg
Carriage tour in the morning Today my mumsies and I enjoyed our first full day in the 18th century, touring the Governor’s Palace, poking our heads in shops, taking a carriage ride,…
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V274: Steampunking at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City, NV
Last night was our 2nd Annual Victorian Steampunk Ball . It was riotous and epic and wonderful, and despite running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I had a…
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V218: Costume College 2012: Time Traveler’s Gala
The Gala at Costume College is overwhelmingly awesome. Everybody turns out with the most dazzling, stunning, out-of-this-world costumery you can imagine. Here are a few snaps I took tonight… Yay Northern Nevada!…
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217: Costume College Day 1: Ice Cream Social, Yay!
Costume College is *awesome* ! So far I’ve met tons of wonderful people, learned all about proper sleeve drafting, altering, and fitting, and made some indestructible 1770s rolls to clip into future…
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V210: Sugarpine Living History Day 2012, and 1933 Vintage Vogue Dress
As promised, here are pics from today’s lovely event at the Ehrman Mansion, Sugarpine State Park, Lake Tahoe. Our Great Basin Costume Society group – Oscar, Debbie, Baby Autumn, Sarah, Maridy, Carolyn,…
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V197: Summer Tea at Carolyn’s
Today I attended a delightful Summer Tea, hosted by Carolyn and Debbie of the Great Basin Costume Society. There were lots of lovely things to eat, and lovely people with whom to…
