Queen Victoria 200th Anniversary in Paris, France
An opportunity arose to attend this wonderful Victorian ball with my best friend. We invited our dance partners, two years running, whom we met in Venice, Italy during carnivale a few years ago. I...
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Recent Reading
View this post on Instagram Christmas Eve reading #queenvictoria #mymistressthequeen #reading #bookshelf A post shared by Laurie Tavan (@laurietavan) on Dec 24, 2018 at 8:47pm PST
Queen Victoria – red velvet
I made this red velvet gown for Costume college “Dressing the Royals” Gala. Here are the final images from Costume college:
2017 Dickens Fair Royals Day
Photograph: Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland copyright Philip Pavliger This year for Royals day I planned to deck out the Queen more than ever before. As director again this...
Penny Black
Photo courtesy of and copyright Philip Pavliger The King George IV State Diadem is the newest reproduction crown in our arsenal for Dickens fair Royals: “The diadem was worn during the coronation procession of...
Queen of Diamonds- playing card favors
Party favors #deckofcards #queenofdiamonds #venicecarnival #queenvictoria #diamonds #playingcards A post shared by LT Laurie Tavan (@ltlaurietavan) on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:51pm PDT
Dames a la Mode for the win!
Hello. I have been away from this blog too long. I have many updates and with the current American Duchess Giveaway I decided to start with updating you on my new accessories. I’d love...
Queen Victoria revamp: adding a band of blue
I found this larger width blue cotton and decided to use it between the other two to tie in with the blue lining and blue fringe that will be applied to other portions of...
Queen Victoria Doll
Sneak Peek at detailing on the Queen Victoria doll I’m making to match my own gown:
