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 A closer look at fashions for Winter 1812 from Ackerman's Repository and La Belle Assemblée, presented here to aid DPP hopefuls!  Jennie demonstrates how to draft different styles of sleeves (long and short), skirts, and finishes up the 1812 dress.  Gina Barrett shares with us the easy method for making yards and yards of tassel and pom-pom trim for your Victorian gowns.  The bonnet is the iconic accessory of the early nineteenth century: Serena shares how to construct a Close Bonnet of c.1810.  How to transform a basic bodice pattern into three Regency bodices styles: gathered and two different styles of crossover bodices.  A closer look at fashions for Autumn 1812, gathered from the pages of Ackerman's Repository and presented here to aid DPP hopefuls!  The calash bonnet is one of the most intriguing 18th century accessories. Serena makes a historically accurate example.  Even Regency period gowns, with their simple, geometric shapes, present issues with fitting. Nicole investigates.  Examining and challenging myths and assumptions about the petticoat’s style, use and nature during the Regency period.  A closer look at fashions for Summer 1812, gathered from the pages of Ackerman's Repository and La Belle Assemblée.  Gina Barrett shows us how to make Deaths' Head buttons, one type of the many different type of passementerie buttons.  Serena takes us step-by-step through constructing an 1812 spotted muslin dress by traditional hand- stitching methods.  A closer look at fashions for Spring 1812, gathered from the pages of Ackerman's Repository and La Belle Assemblée.  Amanda analyses a rare find and compares it to museum examples around the world so that the techniques can be recreated accurately.  The nuts and bolts of Regency: how to be original, innovative AND authentic when Regency costumes are so often reproduced.  This month on the Letters, Questions and Answers page we have: Two requests for men's clothing articles (and the answer) Regency pinafores as seen in Jane Austen films: did they really exist? A free, globally available wealth of Regency fashion plates in full color What does Dickens mean by a "comforter" in A Christmas Carol? One of my priorities when reproducing the fashions of any era is to be able to create something which can be simultaneously historically accurate and individual and distinctive in style. It is becoming harder and harder to accomplish this with Regency fashion due to the huge amount that is reproduced every year, partly due to the enormous popularity of Jane Austen. In response I've made it my task to uncover some of the lesser known extant examples of Regency clothing, giving you a detailed insight into some more unusual examples of Regency outerwear. These are often found packed away, unseen, in the archives of museums for years, dropping into an oblivion of forgotten fashion styles. You'll discover ways to make your own reproductions distinctive and imaginative whilst staying within the realms of historical accuracy: we'll begin by examining the pelisse and how to pattern it, then moving on to the spencer, cloaks, capes, mantles and wraps. One of my priorities when reproducing the fashions of any era is to be able to create something which can be simultaneously historically accurate and individual and distinctive in style. It is becoming harder and harder to accomplish this with Regency fashion due to the huge amount that is reproduced every year, partly due to the enormous popularity of Jane Austen. In response I've made it my task to uncover some of the lesser known extant examples of Regency clothing, giving you a detailed insight into some more unusual examples of Regency outerwear. These are often found packed away, unseen, in the archives of museums for years, dropping into an oblivion of forgotten fashion styles. You'll discover ways to make your own reproductions distinctive and imaginative whilst staying within the realms of historical accuracy: we'll begin by examining the pelisse and how to pattern it, then moving on to the spencer, cloaks, capes, mantles and wraps.  When I set out to learn more about European women’s turbans, I assumed this would be a fairly narrow subject. I had a few preconceptions shared by many costumers: namely, that turbans were limited to Regency period evening wear; that they looked much like the classic African, Middle Eastern and Asian wrapped headdresses on which the European fashion turban was based; and that a turban was always a turban. The reality turned out to be more complex. In this article I'll discuss the evidence, show you lots of examples from various periods and then discuss in detail many ways to reproduce authentic looking turban headdresses - as well as how to recreate the beautiful ornamental pins that were used to secure and decorate them. |
