Plus des Shenanigans!

May 28, 2013

in 1780 robe a la circassienne,18th century,18th century wigs,events,projects

Okay, so finding the time to post is a lot harder than it looks.  Not only are we playing dress up right and left, there’s all that relaxing to get to!  So instead, here’s a few pics, with more content coming later:

Casual day!

My robe a la circassienne

Mrs Meringue and Mrs Marshmellow

A beautiful sunset

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Shenanigans at the Chateau!

May 24, 2013 18th century

(Yes, I am shamelessly stealing that post title from the talented Cathy Hay!) Aiee, we’re here!  In France!  In an ancient chateau, originally 16th century but restored in the 19th century, and very appropriately eighteenth-century themed inside! Here is the lovely Chateau de Pys, in the southeast of France near Toulouse: And we’re having a [...]

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Paris pt. 2 – Au Temps d’Elegance

May 23, 2013 shopping

On Friday night, after all my previous museum shenanigans, I met Fanny, Olympe, Carmene, and Anne — all fellow costumers — at Fanny’s shop, Au Temps d’Elegance.  It is, I believe, the only shop of its kind in Paris.  Fanny is a very talented costumer who does custom work, plus sells all sorts of bits [...]

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Paris – I’ve been very busy!

May 17, 2013 18th century

Bonjour from Paris!  I’ve been here since Tuesday and already it’s been a whirlwind.  In addition to being on vacation (I leave tomorrow for the south for our two weeks of playing dress-up), I’m also here in France doing research!  See, the research I’ve been doing for years on the robes a la polonaise, turque, [...]

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State of the Sewing – France Prep!

April 30, 2013 1770s camisole

So I haven’t been blogging lately (obviously) — partially because I’ve been too busy, and also partially because I’m feeling like the dress diary is over.  There are so many costume blogs these days that I think it’s hard to keep up with them all, and I don’t get much feedback on my own dress [...]

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WonderCon 2013 – cosplay!?!

April 5, 2013 events

WonderCon 2013, a set on Flickr. Last week I went down to Anaheim to help my husband, who is a professional illustrator, sell his art (originals, prints, cards, etc.) at WonderCon. This is an annual convention, officially for comics, but also for scifi, fantasy, video games, and all things geek-y, and is organized by the [...]

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Your Hot 18th c. Boy of the Day

April 3, 2013 18th century

Something I’ve been doing over on Livejournal is sporadically posting photos of Your Hot 18th Century Boy of the Day.  My friend Bridget suggested I start doing this on my blog, so as to share the hotness! So without further ado, let’s get things started with:

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