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Greenberg: Godey's Lady's Book: Fashion: Practical Dress Instructor
July, 1855: Coraco Eugenie description
Costume and Fiction Links
Literature or a love of sewing lured many of us into this peculiar form of virtual time-travel. These areas, unlike other aspects of the Regency on line, tend to be covered exhaustively elsewhere, so we'll offer only the choicest links here.
The Costumer's Manifesto: (A statement of Purpose and Ethics for Costumers) "I am a Costumer, I make clothes for imaginary people." ---Celestine Ranney, 1982 I. When I costume, I am not a fashion designer nor a clothing manufacturer, but a builder of character, concept, and physical movement.
Your Free One-stop Site for Costume Information & Images
We've asked Seyta from Duchess Clothiers to give y'all a some tips on how grooms can achieve a classic vintage wedding look. If you're aiming for vintage authenticity, take heed of her DON'Ts.
Tricks for Old-fashion-ing your suit for a vintage wedding
Materials: Suit Coat Piece of Chalk Scissors Pins and/or Safetypins Needle & Thread or Fabric Glue
How to Convert an Ordinary Suit Coat into a Tail Coat
Flower Brooch/Barrette Tutorial on a dime
Ah, pinterest, you did it to me again. I happened to 'pin' a beautiful flower brooch. Lanvin brooch (see more flower jewelry )
For all of my fellow frugal crafters out there, I've collected a bunch of vintage or vintage-inspired free sewing, knitting and crochet patterns for you! I find new patterns all the time so this list will be updated constantly, so do check back!
Free Patterns
