Historical dress patterns

The Victorian Era had some of the most stunning and beautiful dresses. However, most of the women’s clothing was restrictive and uncomfortable. Thankfully, we are no longer forced to wear these garments. Nevertheless, doing so can be a lot of fun from time to time. If you are a fan of historical clothing or attend cosplay events or elaborate balls, you can make your own dress using a Victorian dress pattern.

You asked, and I listened. Vintage Dancer now has new shopping comparison pages for vintage reproduction sewing patterns. I have handpicked sewing patterns for women and men by decade, based on common requests I have received, such as 1930s house dresses, vintage aprons, 1940s men's wide leg pants, 1910s swimsuits, and more. Most of the

11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉 Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →

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18th Century Bodice Pattern I drafted this bodice pattern for my Robe à l’Anglaise back in 2017 and recently reused and tweaked it a bit, since there were some issues with my first version. Read about that in my new blogpost 🙂 You can download version 2.0 of this 18th century bodice pattern down below… Read More 18th Century Bodice Pattern

The Edwardian shirtwaist costume was a practical everyday attire: It consisted of a tailored wool skirt and a separate shirtwaist blouse.

Renaissance Dress / 16th century Kirtle PDF This is a costume tutorial, with instructions to draft and sew your very own 16th century Renaissance kirtle, with optional tie-on sleeves. This project is perfect for your next fantasy or reenactment event! This listing is for a Pattern Drafting and Sewing Tutorial that includes directions to create a Renaissance kirtle and sleeves. Because you will be drafting your pattern based on our layout and your measurements, it can fit any size. You can…

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Ok so you’ve this crazy idea in your head that you want to jump into the world of 18th Century living history as an actual participant, but where do you begin? Well before you fire up the Way…