– Making 18th Century Rump – Well, you can imagine my surprise when I came to discover that I’ve been calling this whole ensemble WRONG!...

If you remember, I began this extensive project back in August of 2019, and alas, now it is May of 2020 (not published date). But after...

If you’ve been in the costuming community for a while, then you’d know how difficult it is to find resources that show you how make your...

Greetings, ye Grande time travelers of yon! Please pardon my absence, as I have been quite busy since my last post in November. I...

A woman’s toilette was one of the loveliest delights of the 18th century (if you were rich). The Toilette Hours, where given lengths of...

In part one of the study of masques, we ended our study discussing the masque’s growing popularity in the 16th century, thanks to the...

Italian Stays: 1740s-1760s. Baleen, silk taffeta and linen lining. Stays… the bane of every costume maker’s existence. They are...