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A new style has been added to Baroque, I present to you Madame de Lamballe!

This ensemble consists of a pettiecoat made out of sage green silk with organza ruffle, pearl strings and beige, ribbon bows.
The organza ruffle is embellished with organza lace.
The skirt is made out of green jaquard with 18th century pattern, is pleated on the hips and ( Read more... )

Hi all!  I'm Loony, and I'm delurking a bit to ask some advice... or, I guess... feedback?  Something like that.

I've decided to venture into the world of sewing (and will have help from my very talented grandmother) this summer, and of course I want a robe à la française.  This will be my first attempt at a ballgown, but with the help of google I' ( Read more... )

I have a number of 18th century costumes, men's and women's, currently listed on ebay ( Read more... )

Hello,
Just to let you know I am disposing of my old business URL www.nehelenia-designs.com very soon. If you have linked to this url or have a bookmark you might wish to update it.
The new url is www.historicalclothing.net
(sorry for cross-posting!)

Russian XVIII century might be also interesting with its newly born literature and specific culture. For those who read in Russian and is interested in the history of Russian poetry a new book of Sumarokov's verse could be a gift. The book contains a lot of material concerning Sumarokov's writing and the atmosphere of the century. You can learn ( Read more... )

This is so weird....

I’ve been nominated as Great British Eccentric of the Year 2009 (I think it’s odd, but I accept the nomination….I shall probably lose out to some group or fan club or clique).

So, I really would appreciate it if you could get everyone you know to vote for me.

I’ve never considered myself an eccentric (the mere approaching me to ( Read more... )

We are offering a special LJ only sale on our 18th Century Countess Gowns ( Read more... )

I don't know if this is allowed, but I have 27 icons of fashion photography inspired by the 18th century HERE @ mysticalicons

Previews

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I forgot to share this lovely picture of an 18th century gown that I made porcelana_x last year. I think she looks so pretty in it and I really like the colors of the gown:


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