The skirt is attached… read more about my 1540s Florentine dress project
1540s Florentine Gown
I’ve been working on the bodice trimming… read more about my 1540s Florentine gown project
GBACG Hogwarts End-of-Term Celebration
… was Saturday night, and wow, was it amazing! Bridget and Trystan did an outstanding job decorating what was already a perfect location with house banners (and color coordinated table decorations), owls, candles, and lots more stuff. There was a TON of food, including chocolate frogs that Trystan MADE (both the frogs and the boxes), butterbeer, pumpkin pasties, you name it. Everyone looked great and really got into it (side note: interesting how much people played with characters at this event vs. at an historical event, where most people don’t!), including a completely-in-character Dobby who was hilarious. There was a graduation ceremony, Hermione gave the valedictorian speech, trivia dueling, and lots of silliness. Check out my pictures (most of which were taken by my husband – giving credit where credit is due! – who was hilarious as Hagrid).
Please Someone Stop Me
Tell me that there’s no way I can finish the Florentine gown, start and finish the Daniel Deronda dress, AND make the Comtesse de Poligac’s chemise gown from Marie Antoinette, all before Costume College. Someone stop me before I hurt myself!
The V&A Rocks Again!
The Victoria & Albert Museum has added a new feature to their online image database. You can now, after registering, order online higher resolution copies of any images in the database — so long as it’s for accepted use (academic publication, private research, non-profit newsletters, etc.). Yay! I’ve just ordered high res versions of the mystery caraco and they are fantastic!

