My mother brought me a clipping this morning from the DMN about a local costume exhibit which just opened last Thursday. The exhibit is Promenade of Style: The Caralee Biery Smith CollectionIt's an exhibit of Victorian clothing from the 1830s to the 1890s. Members of the guild may have met Caralee at the Victorian Elegance show; she's a seller and ( Read more... )

They finally heard back about the ICG's non-profit application for all the chapters. There's still some stuff up in the air, but it doesn't take a psychic to predict that it ain't gonna happen. (you can read the thread about it here) But other than a bunch of misfiled paperwork issues, the real problem is that each chapter has to prove that at ( Read more... )

I found these instructions for making leather masks while browsing for lesson plans at work last week. I think I'm going to try it with my Pre-AP kids for mardi gras this year, so I'll let you know how that goes! And in case any of you would like to try making leather masks too, here's another basic tutorial to get you started. And finally, ( Read more... )

Has anyone ever ordered shoes or boots from this merchant? If so, how do you like the boots/shoes? I think I'm about to order their calf-high Victorian boots. I've always found that being happy in a costume has a LOT to do with having happy feet, so I think it's worth the money.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. :-D

I've recently discovered that YouTube is a great place to find costuming "how-to" videos. My favorites of the past few weeks are:
hooves fit for a faun and Marie Antoinette hair and makeup. There are oodles of great tutorial videos out there, and even more oodles of videos from costume cons and events. You could waste months here ( Read more... )

It looks like our family will probably get to go to Dickens again, after several years of not getting to go. Last time we went, of course, Alex wasn't even yet a twinkle in my eye! All the Victorian vintage little boys' clothes I've seen seem to be "dresses". Cute, but a little too... odd for walking the streets in Galveston. Anyone have any ( Read more... )

Dude. I have to confess - I have nothing costumey of interest to share this week. I've been wracking my brain for hours now, but nada.

What have you guys found that's cool lately?

We are planning to have an 18th c. picnic in fall '09, so in an effort to get your creative juices flowing, I thought I'd point out a super-cool blog on all things 18th c. Wow! There's some wonderful eye-candy on this site!

I'm sure most of you are familiar with this business already, but if not, I just wanted to take a minute to recommend Corset Making Supplies. They are alway amazingly fast, the prices are good, and they have a great selection of everything you might need for corsetry. It's a really good resource.

So, even though these were completed a while ago, I've finally added the following patterns to the website pattern reviews:

Kannik's Korner Woman's and Girl's Caps 1740-1820

Sensibility.com Regency Round Gown, Elegant Lady's Closet

Truly Victorian 1879 Cuirass Bodice TV420Remember, adding your own pattern review is really, really easy. And if ( Read more... )