Showing posts with label gown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gown. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Historical Forthnightly Challenge:#3 Undergarments

Our undergarment challenge: 18th Century Pocket Hoops
The Challenge: Create an undergarment.
Fabric: natural undyed cotton muslin with satin ribbon and poly boning.
Pattern: none
Year: Around the years 1750s-1780s.
Notions: ribbon
How historically accurate is it? 7/10 as it is mostly machine sewn and poly boning.
Hours to complete: Around 4-5

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Crab Apple Blossoms and Costumes

Near our studio, grow 4 white and pink crab apple trees. Now it just happened to be that we were just finishing up a gorgeous Elizabethan Collared Renaissance outfit that just happened to exactly match the pink blossoms. Thus we couldn't help taking some of the most beautiful pictures we have yet taken! And as an added thought, the next day, the wind stole the blossoms away but not before we forever captured them on film. Here are some glimses of the beautiful pictures: