Your Wardrobe Unlock'd

Gina Barrett shows us how to make Deaths' Head buttons, one type of the many different type of  passementerie buttons. 

How to create stand-alone miniature works of textile art with cord, thread and a few pins.

What books would have influenced fashion choices for a lady of 1912? What dress advice would a "stout" lady have been given?

Some you know, some you won't, but in any case, the next time you travel, consider incorporating your passion for fashion.

Last month, Sunny covered how the lower half of the dress was patterned and constructed. This time, she examines the bodice.