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, February 28, 2011

2011 Oscar Fashion Roundup

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Oscar 2011 will be remembered as the red, white, and nude year. Here are the reds: Let's start with my pick for this year's Best Dre...

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Williamsburg's Milliner Shop

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I LOVE the Milliner shop in Williamsburg. I've been very lucky to have met most of the ladies from the Milliner shop at various worksho...

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Finished Tudor Hood

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So it's taken three weeks of gathering beads/pearls, but I've finally completed the French hood. I found pearl necklaces at Nordstro...

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Tudor Hood Progress

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More progress! I would have finished the project this weekend, but I didn't have the beads I need for the billaments. Finding fake pea...

Sunday, August 29, 2010

French Hood

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I'm still waiting on some fabric to arrive, but my buckram arrived this weekend so I decided to work on my French hood. I cut out the p...

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Tudor Project: Progress!

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I am pleased to report actual sewing and progress on the Tudor project. This weekend, I cut out the mock-up for the kirtle and sewed it up....

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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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