This is the most recent stage in the evolution of my Elizabethan
(not so) little red dress. The bodice, sleeves, chemise, forepart and hat have
been completely redone, but the partlet remains the same and the skirt has undergone
only minor c…
Tag: Elizabethan
This is one of my most valuable costumes – the one that can
stand up to rain, mud, and the washing machine. The whole project started off
with a bad weather forecast, a terrifying vision of what rain would do to my
noble costume (I had been …
This
is a German noble costume, as worn by my sister. (This is her best, “Someone
wants to take another picture of me?!” face. It was late.)
The entire overdress is made with under three yards of 60″ fabric.
I hadn’t reali…
This is actually my faire costume from last year. (I had just
been running up and down stairs and doing a bit of ’emergency sewing’ for a
friend, and the ties holding my sleeves on had started to come undone, which
is why they are slipping a…