Of course I need to make this hat for the Accessorizing Challenge!
From Affair of the Necklace, seen on an extra for about 1 minute but I’ve lusted after it for years!
Accessorizing Challenge!
Want something a little more do-able? Then Trystan’s Accessorizing Head-to-Toe Challenge will be perfect!
Essentially, the idea is to make one accessory per month. This is the perfect chance for me to get to all of those fiddly little projects I put off in favor of the Next Big Dress, so I’m super excited!
The first three challenges are hats (September), bags & purses (October), and fans (November). I’m not 100% sure what I’ll be making for any of those, but I’ll post my musings as they come to me…
18th Century Court Project: Luring You to the Dark Side…
Yeah, I have a tendency to do this… feeling lured by the idea of making an 18th century court ensemble? I’ve put together a web page with some information on the idea, particular dresses to which claims have been staked, and various resources. Let me know if you want to play!
18th Century Court Ensembles Project
This Coming Year: Court Dress & Hair, Baby!
Costume College happened! It was fabulous, minus the technical difficulties that happened during my class! I promise to post about it soon, but while I’m getting mentally organized and waiting on photos…
I’ve decided to focus on two things this coming year: 18th century hair, naturally, because of the book project. So I plan to blog about that topic. Also, however, in my infinite craziness wisdom, I decided that I want to make an 18th century French court gown for next year’s Costume College gala. It’s something I’ve wanted to make for forever, so I’m finally going to make it happen!
For now, I just wanted to throw out the idea — I’ve already managed to rope a few people into joining me — and call dibs on my dress:
So, expect a number of posts on court dress this year! By the way, my interest is in French court dress. If anyone wanted to take the lead on putting out info about court dress in other countries during this period — or hell, any period — I think that could be really interesting!
Costume College – OMG Too Much Stuff!
I just printed off my packing list for Costume College and started hyperventilating — I have like 7 different costumes! WTH! And I actually need to bring 6 of them!
In other news, I’m teaching only one class: “Hairstyles of the 18th Century.” FYI, the time has been changed due to conflict with tea set up — now it will be Sunday 3-5pm. The quick schedule will have the right time, but the big book won’t.
I’m terrified nobody will come, since it’ll be the end of a long weekend, so if you’re thinking about coming make a mental note! Save me from an empty room!