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.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Bodiced Petticoat Complete

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Here is my finished Regency Bodiced Petticoat: It's not hemmed yet: I'll do that at the same time I hem my gown. Check out the grea...

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Regency Bodiced Petticoat

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Charging ahead towards the Jane Austin Ball, I'm now assembling my bodiced petticoat. This involved slight altering the Sense and Sensi...

Saturday, July 12, 2008

I Know What you Did This Weekend!

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I most definitely have caught the sewing bug. In addition to helping one of my friends sew her civil war costume (and now a Regency costume...

Friday, July 04, 2008

Williamsburg Tailorshop

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I've been holding off on this post for a few days because I wanted to have my completed Chemise a la Reine featured for a few days. As ...

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Completed Chemise a la Reine

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Well, it might have been 4 am the day of the event, but I did manage to finish this project! My living room still looks like a sewing disast...

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Hat Construction Footnotes

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Well, as expected this project turned into a last minute dash, and about half way through I stopped having time to record what I was doing. ...

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Friday, June 20, 2008

Afternoon Petticoat and Rump

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Funny how some things really start to go together quickly after you've made similar projects. Today, I managed to cut out and complete ...

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Chemise a La Reine Gameplan

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Here is my inspiration for my next project. This is going to have to be one of the quickest ensembles I've ever put together. I'm ...

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Gravity Suspended

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I have completed my regency chemise and corset. I think the chemise is one of the finest items I've made the date. By this, I don'...

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Monday, June 09, 2008

Regency Corset

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The nice thing about sewing, is that eventually you start to build up a nice stockpile of extra fabric. Thanks to my corset stash, I realiz...

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Regency Chemise

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We're finally pretty much moved into our new place, and I caught the sewing bug this weekend. I had the Simplicity Regency Underthings ...

Friday, May 02, 2008

Costume Con 2008

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I wish I could say that I was able to attend Costume Con in San Jose, California, but it didn't happen. However, Kendra of Demode (my f...

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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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