Plaid Victorian: fabric choices
All the fabrics are collected for a new Victorian outfit for one of my clients. The three tier-skirt is in progress and I look forward to sharing photos as things progress.
Laurie Tavan
Popcorn Army
One of my friends made a set of popcorn creatures and secretly placed and photographed them when I was working on a corset at his house. I thought it was too cute not to...
Dress for a Halloween Wedding: fitting today
It is not a Halloween costume. It is not orange and black. The decorations for the wedding sound spectacularly fun though. I’m looking forward to seeing the photos of everything! The fitting went very...
Peers Ball: vintage gown and hairstyle
I enjoyed going out swing dancing in one of my vintage gowns at the recent Peers event. I briefly looked up some potential 40s hairstyles and pulled together this look for the evening: Please...
Blue Accent: draping possible trimming options
We had a limited amount of Belgium lace and tried a bunch of possible placements. The final arrangement with it over the under-bust only was the cleanest and most elegant choice. We also played...
Blue Accent: wedding gown back petals
Before the blue: Here you can see the horsehair at the edges of the petals. This gives a more clean edge and finish for the blue accent details as well as stiffening so it...
Striped Victorian: medici belt up-close
I found these photos I never shared of the Medici belt that was part of the Striped Victorian gown ensemble. Front: The belt is made of a rich black cotton velvet with gold frogs....
Blue Accent: Belgium lace accent
My client found this lovely Belgium lace to accent her Wedding gown. Isn’t it perfect! The white lace will tie in with the primary white silk of the gown and create a more subdued...
Ocean blue corset: studio shots with box-pleated skirt
This started life as a mock-up for the Deep ocean blue corset. But as you can see it finished up nicely:
Deep ocean blue corset
A gorgeous deep blue-green silk mid-bust Victorian corset: This will become the foundation for a Victorian outfit for Dickens Christmas faire that is in the works. Back view:
Wedding Diary: Robe à l’Anglaise en fourreau
I’ll be slowly finding and putting up more construction photos of my wedding gown :) The en fourreau back is a time consuming but dramatic detail on this gown. The back section of the...
Wedding diary: draping the mock-up
Here you can see the initial muslin draped over my stays and Uniquely me dress form: I’ve just pleated and pinned the skirting materials in place to give a quick look at the planned...
Spider Pin cushion present :)
Here is my newest “crew member” helping out with the binding on the deep ocean blue corset. He was a recent gift from one of my clients. I had just gotten out of the...
