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, February 08, 2009

1740's Riding Habit

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Another weekend, another Williamsburg workshop. This time we were learning to draft/drape 18 th century riding habits. The riding habit ab...

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Monday, January 26, 2009

18th Century Completed Stays

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I hereby declare the never-ending 18 th century stays project complete!!! This is the first garment I ever made that was drafted and craft...

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Let The Costuming Resume!

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After devoting most of December to handcrafted Christmas presents for my family, I'm back to my costuming. It's definitely crunch t...

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Monday, December 08, 2008

Boning and Binding and Costume College

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For some reason, despite the fact that I have rotated these pictures with my photo viewer, blogger refused to upload them without rotating t...

Monday, November 24, 2008

The Amazing One Week Gown

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Well, as usual my gown has made its "debut" without really being what I would call "finished." I went to an 18 th cent...

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Williamsburg Zone Gown Workshop

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I went down to Williamsburg this weekend for yet another fabulous Burnley and Trowbridge workshop. For this workshop, we were constructi...

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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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