Historical costuming

An Easy, Authentic Eighteenth Century Petticoat....DIY

Now that I've shown the undergarments that are my foundation for upcoming 18th century clothes, I can move onto showing the layers I'...

Do you want to make your own historical costumes on a budget? These are my 8 tips on how to get started in historical costuming!

A week ago I finally got the chance to drop by the current fashion exhibition in the Gemeentemuseum in the Hangue. Named ‘Femmes Fatales’, it’s a tribute to female fashion designe…

11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉 Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →

Fans of historical costume tend to gravitate towards historical portraits. We can’t help it. We love seeing the grand gowns of the past captured in all their glory. And, if we are costumers o…

How Wearing a Corset Affects You and Your Clothes We’ve all heard the horror stories and seen the illustrations of how our corsets supposedly squish our bodies, but what about the ways in whi…

Edwardian fashion was characterized by the new S-bend corset and pouter pigeon shape. It was an era of luxury with elegant dresses and expensive fabrics.

The Edwardian era is my favorite historical era at the moment 😀 and also the era I know the most about. I try to make all my Edwardian clothes as historically accurate as possible using Edwardian sewing techniques. So I thought I’d write a list about popular Edwardian sewing details and why they were used. … Continue reading 10 Edwardian Sewing Details + Why They Were Used →

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