Now that I'm back home and all afire with CoCo inspiration, I've got to get to sewing ( Read more... )

Man, hiraimi's party was incredible!  The house is gorgeous and she, Robin, Mandy, and her parents really pulled out the stops with food and decor and booze.  Having the added bonus of 100% firelight was also incredible.  It felt like a real Regency 12th night!  Thank you so much, Alice ( Read more... )

And I went to a Regency Picnic!

Well friends!  I've been meaning to post about my Laure Bro voile gown, but I can't seem to find the time to put it on and take some pictures.  I've had SOME time in the last few weeks, but it has been raining every time the opportunity has arisen!  Frustrating.

Mostly I've been making bonnets lately (I feel like that is all I do, and honestly, it ( Read more... )

I haven't even told y'all about my awesome Regency event in upstate New York last weekend (and hoo boy was it awesome!) and I'm already started on another gown!

I have a upcoming fancy-pants Regency gaming night this coming Saturday, and my only Regency dresses are un fancy-pants cotton print working dresses, so a new one is in order!  I've decided ( Read more... )

 Well, I just finished my regency stays and they are...ugh.  They look ok when I'm just wearing them.  The fit is pretty good (although something weird happened in the shoulders and they are gapping in the back) except they are a little too big ( Read more... )

And you guys really aren't much help!   Those are some pretty darn close results :)  Thanks for the input, though.

Those of you in the "finish the damn stays" column will be VERY happy to know that this weekend drunktailor got me to finally bite the bullet and fix them (remember how they ended up being inexplicably too big?) by basically doing everything for ( Read more... )

Proof that even in 1818 some people had really bad taste!

Wow those are ugly shoes!

Well, with less than ideal materials, no experience, no pattern and scraps of fabric, I think it turned out pretty damn cute!


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 I have caught it, and I am ailing severely.  Yesterday I managed to stumble across the Casey Fashion Plate Collection and the Los Angeles Public Library and the sound that my day made as it whizzed by was WHOOOOSH!  There are thousands and they are incredible: digital.lapl.org/Browse.aspx

I'm just relieved that I'm not yet involved in anything ( Read more... )