Corset Month!! This was one of the biggest Sewing Pattern and Kit releases I had managed to date, it took me months of prep and sampling to be happy with. The Corset Kit has a re-usable graded Pattern for a Victorian inspired Over Bust Corset, with an Instruction Booklet which covers every aspect of making up the Corset including tracing …
Sky Blue Mini Tricorn Hat Commission
Just thought I’d quickly share some pictures of a beautiful Sky Blue Mini Tricorn Hat I’ve just finished for a customer… Made from 100% Sky Blue Cotton, overlaid with slightly darker net, this features Vintage Lace carefully cut out and hand mounted to reflect …
Draping a Victorian Bustle
As my Midnight Sewers’ Group wants to make Bustle Skirts next I have been digging around online & I’ve just stumbled across a wonderful illustration from Peterson’s Ladies National Magazine deconstructing how a bustle would have been draped. As a Costume Designer & Maker, I find I can figure out fairly accurately from the illustrations, paintings & photographs of the period how to …
Worth and Mainbocher online exhibition.
In 1860, Englishman Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895) founded a Parisian atelier that defined the luxurious standards of the haute couture and set high fashions stylistic course for the balance of the 19th century… Well worth a quick peek, this is from an online exhibition bringing you works from Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895) & Mainbocher (Main Rousseau Bocher 1891-1976), the ‘masters …
Laugh a minute those Victorians!
Mistress: “Here is a three and a half minute glass Bridget; you may boil eggs with it.” Bridget (five minutes later): “The eggs is done, ma’am, but I have me doubts about the glass.” (Really this is just my excuse to treat you to some truly awful jokes- I am sure they thought so too- but some truly lovely photos …
Bustle Illustrations and a good read.
I just came across these rather nice illustrations of bustles from a pretty cool vintage book I snatched from under an old ladies nose in a thrift store a couple years ago. . . Gloriously entitled ‘Taste & Fashion’ by the indomitable …