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Costume Accessories Exhibition

First, thanks to everyone for your kind words about my riding habit and Brunswick!  I really liked them, and I’m happy that you liked them too.  (I mean, what if I had horrible taste?)  I’m still irritated about the giant bust wrinkle on the habit, but oh well!

So, now I want to post about the Costume Accessories exhibition (next post, the symposium)!

The exhibition was really cool.  Not huge, but big enough.  What I really liked was that precisely BECAUSE it was focused on accessories, it made me notice tiny details that normally I would miss because I’d be looking at overall gowns/outfits.  A lot of people have been posting photos from the exhibition, so search around on Flickr if you’re interested; here are some of my highlights:

(Note for those reading on the LJ feed — LJ drops my image captions, so you may want to link to the post on my site if you’re interested in reading the notes that go w/ the photos!)

These photos and more from the exhibition can be found on Flickr.

4 thoughts on “Costume Accessories Exhibition

  1. I was considering starting on a proper mid-late 1800s wardrobe after Ren Faire but… I’m definitely doing 18th century first instead. Love this stuff!

  2. Kendra, undue your sleeve in the front and lower armescye on your riding jacket and see if you still have the bust wrinkle. I bet you didn’t get that until you put the sleeve in and the sleeve needed a bit more fabric in the bicep area. Otherwise FABULOUS!!!!!!

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