On Saturday I went to Dickens Faire, meeting up with various costumer friends. I always have fun at Dickens, but I had even more this time — there’s a spacious new layout, some great new shows (hello French Postcards!), had lots of good food and drink, and basically talked costumes all day. I’ll be going again for GBACG day this coming weekend, and probably the weekend after as well, so there’ll be more photos to come, but in the meantime:
Costume College Class Ideas
So the (first) deadline for class ideas for Costume College is coming up in a few weeks, and I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to teach. I have a couple of ideas: overview of women’s fashions in Renaissance Venice, or of the 1780-90s, or of the 1910s. Also, I’m thinking of either reoffering my Victorian bodice draping workshop, or instead doing one for cone-shaped bodices (workable for either Elizabethan or 1770s-80s anglaise/polonaise styles).
But it’s always so hard to figure out what I know that others might not know! Does anyone have any suggestions beyond what I’ve come up with?
Entering the Fray
I’ve posted my review of the new Pride & Prejudice to the Regency costume movie reviews page (if you haven’t yet, see the reviews at AustenBlog and Sewphisticate’s livejournal for entertaining reads), as well as Walk the Line on the 20th c. movies page.
1875 Evening Dress Project
Yay for accomplishing some of that… read more about my 1875 evening dress project
1875 Evening Dress Project
I had Wednesday off from work… read more about my 1875 evening dress project