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  • How to be a Boss at Research – Part 3

    March 22, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 3: Rules of Engagement – Primary Sources Alright, kids, we’re here. Part 3 of what appears to be a very long series about researching…

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  • How to be a Boss at Research – Part 2

    March 15, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 2:  Where to find those pesky primary sources from (mostly) the comfort of your own home! (For Review: Part 1) Hey Ya’ll! Abby here…

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  • Dating the Green 1820s Dress

    March 10, 2017

    Hey Everyone! Abby here-  So last week I posted about the awesome green dress my mom found in a little antique store in my hometown, and when I shared the photos here…

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  • How to Be a Boss at Research – Part 1

    March 8, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 1: Intro, Different Types of Sources Hey Ya’ll! Abby here, and today I want to start a conversation with you about something that’s really…

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  • Research: We See What We Want to See; We See What We Know

    February 7, 2017

    Dress research is one of the great pleasures of the historical costuming hobby, and it’s also a necessity. We all start off along this interest in old clothes knowing nothing, then slowly…

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  • Simplicity Pattern Catalog, August 1940

    January 6, 2017

    Simplicity Pattern Catalog, August 1940 About a month ago I acquired my first vintage counter book – you know, the big pattern catalogs we go and flip through at the fabric stores.…

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  • What The Heck Is This 18th Century Dress?

    December 22, 2016

    I keep a Pinterest Board called “Historical Costuming Weirdness,” wherein I pin all the things I find that don’t match up nicely with what we think we know about historical dress *right…

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  • Regency Foxed Slippers – Inspo

    December 5, 2016

    The Met, c. 1805-10 As we near the end of 2016 and look towards 2017, it’s time to think about new historic shoe styles. Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!! Whenever I start musing on new styles,…

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  • Finding Inspiration in the 1790s with Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun

    November 23, 2016

    Self Portrait by Vigee-Lebrun, 1791 Those of you who have been following for awhile will know I’m not a huge fan of, well, anything with an empire waist. I just can’t seem…

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  • The Great China Adventure, Or, How Jet-Lag is Evil

    September 29, 2016

    Hello Lovelies! Abby here – sort of… Jet lag is evil & mean. But I’m here in body, even if that means my circadian rhythms are still totally bananas and I now…

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  • 1830s Corset Inspiration & Research

    August 30, 2016

    Hello Lovelies – So I’m plugging away on my 1830s corset, and all seems to be going to plan…which is good seeing as how when I picked up my needle and thread…

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  • The Original 1916 – 1921 Party Dress

    June 21, 2016

    Well, this is a topic I can genuinely say I haven’t blogged about before. It’s amazing what send us down what rabbit holes. Metal thread embroidery with couched metal. These are all…

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  • The Problem with “Always” and “Never” in Historical Costuming

    February 5, 2016

    Dress – 1864-67 – cotton – The Met < soapbox > Every once in awhile some new statements will pop up in this community that make me balk. These statements usually come…

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  • Artifact: Paragon Home Shoe Button Kit

    January 12, 2016

    In my journey of studying and recreating old-fashioned footwear, I get to geek out on old technologies re-discovered. I just love the how and why of things: the effect an innovation in…

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  • The Historical Costumer’s Holiday Book List

    December 14, 2015

    I don’t know about you, but about 90% of what’s on my Christmas list this year is books on historical costuming. We in the community are lucky to have so many excellent…

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  • Studying Up on Tudor Footwear

    August 18, 2015

    Mary Rose Shoes – via Tudor shoes are old. They’re about as old as we get for extant shoes, with the exception of a very few Medieval examples. It’s quite extraordinary, really,…

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  • The Versatile 18th Century Market Hat

    June 5, 2015

    On my trip to Colonial Williamsburg this week, I decided to be bold and attempt to underpack. The idea of wearing a different or new dress every day is a modern one,…

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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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  • 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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