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  • V169: The Pony Express Re-Ride at Fort Churchill, NV

    June 17, 2012

    This past Thursday, my parents and I ventured out to Fort Churchill, Nevada, to see the Pony Express Association’s annual re-ride event, in which riders travel the same route, in the same…

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  • V163: The Carson City Rendezvous, 1860

    June 11, 2012

    Mums on the left, me on the right, in our plaid hoop dresses, and bonnets made by dear friend Maggie This past weekend Mummsies and I attended the Carson City Rendezvous, a…

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  • V155: Valhalla Renaissance Faire, 2012

    June 3, 2012

    Lovely courtesans, cute gig I’m back from Valhalla Renaissance Faire, at South Lake Tahoe.  Yesterday was lovely, not too hot, and not snowing, lol.  Here are some photos from our day… Mom…

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  • V121: “The Unsinkables” at Gaskells Titanic Ball

    April 30, 2012

    As promised, here are a few photos from Gaskells Ball last Saturday, with our “Unsinkables” group of lovely-attired ladies.  I had a fabulous time, and got to see so many people I…

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  • V113: Photos from The Steampunk Expo, Reno

    April 22, 2012

    Yesterday the local Reno Steampunk club, High Desert Steam, held its first annual “Biggest Little Steampunk Expo.”  The idea was to kick off a Summer season of Steampunk events – movie nights,…

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  • V112: Steampunk Expo Yay!

    April 22, 2012

    Okay, I’m SO tired, but we had the most amazing 1st annual Steampunk Expo here in Reno.  It was a huge success! Now time for a nap …. more photos tomorrow. Photo…

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  • V106: Titanic Memorial Tea, Reno

    April 15, 2012

    Yesterday, like so many of you, us ladies and gents up here in Reno held our Titanic Memorial Tea at The Isles Tea Shoppe.  After many pots of tea, a parade of…

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  • V90: 1920s Fashion Presentation at the National Automobile Museum, Reno

    March 30, 2012

    Last night Lady Carolyn and I co-presented “The Bee’s Knees and the Cat’s Meow: Fashionistas 1920s Style,” a general survey of [mostly] women’s clothing and fashion trends through the Roaring ’20s. Carolyn…

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  • V78: 1950s “Ladies Who Lunch” Outfit

    March 18, 2012

    I gave my presentation on hats, 1850-1960, yesterday, and wore something I thought was appropriate for an afternoon luncheon. Dress: made from vintage Butterick 8154 Hat: vintage mink “caterpillar” toque found in…

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  • V57: Mardi Gras / Carnevale 18th Century Costume + Hair

    February 26, 2012

    I’m wearing tea-stained Georgiana silk shoes and Dauphine buckles – they were comfy, and didn’t scuff or get dirty at all. Last night I went to a belated Mardis Gras Party with…

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  • V37: Steampunk School Picture Day

    February 6, 2012

    Last Saturday Chris and I spent the afternoon snapping photos of the local Steampunk club, “High Desert Steam.”  We had access to the Victorian train cars stationed at Victorian Square, in Sparks,…

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  • Dress-Up Christmas Party at Liz & Warren’s

    December 23, 2011

    A couple nights ago, we went to Liz and Warren’s Christmas party.  All costumes were welcome, so there was an array of periods, from Regency to Civil War to Steampunk.  There was…

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  • Regency Tea and Country Dance Masquerade, Tennessee

    November 17, 2011

    Burdett’s Tea Shop was a delightful, old-fashioned place in Springfield, TN.  It was absolutely packed with lil’-ole-ladies who took great delight in our party when we arrived. I’ve been in Tennessee this…

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  • 1920s Flapper Hairstyle Tutorial + Halloween Speakeasy Party

    November 2, 2011

    This past weekend we attended a speakeasy/housewarming party for friends who have just bought a 1920s home.  This presented the perfect opportunity to practice more vintage hairstyling techniques, which I will share…

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  • Madame X at Halloween Gaskells Victorian Ball

    October 31, 2011

    This weekend I went to visit friends and dance the night away at Gaskells, one of the most epic Victorian dance events in the West.  I took Madame X with me, and…

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  • Steampunk Invasion of Virginia City, 2011

    September 22, 2011

    Gah, I’m so knackered still from this past weekend I just wan to post a few photos. V&T Engine, pulling into the depot in Virginia City, from Carson City. It was the…

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  • Back from The Lake Tahoe Gatsby Festival, 2011

    August 15, 2011

    Sunday – picnic at the Pope Mansion, replete with vintage cars, great music, and wonderful costumes to oggle. The Lake Tahoe Gatsby is a lovely, miniature-version of the Oakland Gatsby.  It’s a…

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  • 1920s Fun at the Ehrman Mansion, Sugarpine Point, Lake Tahoe

    July 31, 2011

    On Saturday, four Great Basin Costumers “invaded,” as we do, the Sugarpine Living History Day, a mildly 1900-1930s event held at the old Ehrman Mansion on West Shore at Tahoe. We went…

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  • A Revolutionary Ice Cream Social

    July 19, 2011

    This past Sunday a small group of Great Basin Costumers got together to play dress up and eat ice cream.  The theme was 18th century,  roughly the time between the American Revolution…

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  • Gaskells Victorian Ball, Norcal Pirate Festival, Red Polonaise

    June 21, 2011

    Lady Rebecca and me on the schooner.  It was a lovely sail.  I was out for a lovely afternoon, but Rebecca was being transported to Barbados to be tried for crimes unmentionable.…

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