The Regency Garderobe is back up and running. Although she doesn’t seem to have all of her fabulous construction advice back up yet, there’s still some great info here.
I’ve added over sixty new listings (from the Cornell Costume Collection) to the Real Victorian Clothing directory. The new ones are marked with an *.
I’ve been working in fits and starts on a new research resource: bustle era hairstyles, 1870-1889, and it’s finally complete. These pages include a year by year visual survey of hairstyles from the three major eras of the bustle period, plus some how-to advice, links, and sources. Please let me know if you know of any good websites or books covering hairstyles of this period so that I can add them!
So I went to Philadelphia last weekend for a conference, and trekked out to Jo-Mar Fabrics, which is a fabulous warehouse fabric outlet that was having a 50% off sale. Needless to say, I came back with a MAJOR haul, including:
- Wool fabric (plus lining) for two suits — brown wool/rayon and burgundy wool (I’ve got some fabulous mid- and late-1940s patterns that I’m going to put to use)
- Silk for two blouses
- Dress fabric — mystery fabric, lilac rayon, green rayon
- Wool for two skirts
- Plaid silk dupioni — I’m thinking 1840s or 1850s for this(?)
- Green changeable taffeta in a gorgeous shade I haven’t seen before
…plus lining fabric for many of these — all for $200! I swear, I’m set for the next two years’ worth of projects!
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a number of posters from their recent exhibit “Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style” for only $4! I just bought the 1933 evening gown by Augusta Bernard poster.