The Costume Diva

The Costume Journal is dedicated to my adoration of luscious silks, bundles of historical patterns, sewing projects, and every costumed event that has ever given me an excuse to make a new outfit from a by-gone era.

Monday, September 24, 2012

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!

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....the most wonderful time for a costumer, that is. All Hallows Eve approaches which means lots of sewing for me. I've taken on a...

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Costume Yard Sale

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Hey everyone! Hubby and I relocated this year. We finally have more square footage and a small back yard, but for some reason we still fe...

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Oscar Red Carpet 2012

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Yay! It's that time of year again. It's time for my highly anticipated non-expert-entirely-subjective fashion review. I'll sta...

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Whatever shall I wear?

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While I have been slowly chugging away on my sewing projects, I have admitted defeat on my Under The Redcoat project. I just don't have...

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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Bound Eyelets

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I hate doing posts without any photos, but I thought I'd mention that I've finished hand-binding the eyelets on my stays. I managed ...

Monday, May 30, 2011

18 Century Stays Progress

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I'm working on a commission (also an 18th century pair of stays...I'll post photos when I'm done), so progress on my own half-bo...

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Costume Diva: After seeing the Opera of Leningrad's costumes when I was 9, and a visit to the Musee de la Mode et de la Costume when I was 10, I was hooked. My sewing and historical clothing education have been through reading alone. I have a busy full-time career that has nothing to do with costuming - historical costuming is my creative outlet.

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