I got a notice last week that my American Duchess order has shipped. Yippee! This means the Regency nankeen boots, the tan Gibsons, and the pink Antoinettes.  That got me thinking again about stockings to go with them, particularly for 1910s, and then also the 1920s issue. The big problem is that there really is no modern, vintage, or repro ( Read more... )

I noticed that the Costume College "dress code" removed the weasel wording about hoops and bustles in class; instead, they requested none at all. (They didn't mention big hats or bonnets, which I remember used to be in the wording!)  And that brought to mind that although I've planned a lot for the robe de style, and some 18th century things like ( Read more... )