18th century costume

Marie Antoinette.

dress Rokoko

Last week I showed you the pictures, today we are looking under the skirt: I am going to explain how I created my dress: is it historical? Who am I supposed to be? If you dare to read until the end, you will be able to impress even the most blasé of your friends with...

Download my free 18th Century Bodice Pattern from my website :) It's the bodice for a Roba à l'Anglaise / Italian Gown.

The diminutive engageantes are in keeping with 1780s fashion. The over-skirt has border flounces secured with adjustable gold ropes. Beneath is an under-skirt with swags of fur and beneath that is a pink petticoat.

I've had my sewing confidence rattled lately by the utter failure of my Robe a la Turque, so I'm sorely in need of some hand-holding through a project. Enter the Larkin & Smith English Gown pattern. This pattern comes with paper pieces for the bodice, and

Fasion of 1780's

During the Costume Design course I took at ifs Cologne in 2014/2015, probably my favourite class was the costume reproduction class. My 8 classmates and me each picked a (historical) movie that centered around the topic of love triangles and chose a costume from it to reproduce. The movie I ended up choosing was "The Duchess", directed by Saul Dibb and starring Keira Knightley in the lead. I chose it for one because I LOVE 18th century fashion, that has been my favourite silhouette for...

Illustrations of clothing during the Georgian period.

Has it really been almost a year since I’ve updated? Really? That went fast. I’m ashamed. Life comes (and goes) quickly, and seems to go even more quickly when you’re juggling…

Download 'Elegant historical costume' - A woman dressed in an extravagant historical costume stands majestically with a palace in the background. - Get this free stock photo and more high-quality images on StockCake. No attribution required.

Every year people will be confused about what to wear for both their kids and themselves. As a big fan in rococo style, I would like to introduce you a fresh costume idea for halloween: the Marie Antoinette dress. Marie Antoinette was a queen of England during the 18th century. And during her reign, she loved wearing rococo dresses which brought the fashion of rococo style as well. The dresses were made of high quality fabric and gorgeous design. The application of more brighter colors and…

When it comes to historical events and travelling, the past three years have been busier for me than any of my previous years in the hobby before. It has been absolutely wonderful but it also meant that when I've been at home, I have been frantically preparing for a trip on my time off, which lead to the complete neglect of this blog. With the limited free time and energy available, I've chosen sewing over updating the blog. Also, in the past three years I've found, like so many of you, that…

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