19th century – Page 6 – Démodé Couture

October 4, 2011January 15, 2026

Another Digital Exhibition: Royal Danish Costume

Kongedragter is an online exhibition that features one outfit for each Danish king or queen, from Frederick II (1559-1588) to Margarethe II (1972-present). Unfortunately, Margarethe’s is the only female outfit included, but still… if you’re into men’s costumes, there’s some really nice stuff in there!

If you’re like me and don’t speak Danish, click on the photo of a king/queen from the top right thumbnails. Wait a second and the clock will turn into an image of an ensemble, which you can then zoom (magnifying glass), rotate! (loop-y arrow), and get info about (“I”).

October 3, 2011January 15, 2026

Digital Exhibition: Accessories at the Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum, in the Netherlands, has put together an amazing online exhibition on accessories. Called Accessorize, it covers 1550-1950.

It’s a Flash-based site that’s SLOW to load, but worth it. You can browse by period, object, color, material, and topic, and then look at individual items with the ability to do an level of AMAZING zoom.

September 28, 2011January 15, 2026

Finally: New Costume Movie Reviews!

I’ve had a list of movies to review lingering for-evah, and finally got around to writing them up! They are:

Ancient – 16th c.: The Borgias, Camelot (TV series), Gunpowder Treason & Plot (a slightly older BBC miniseries), and The Princess of Montpensier
Victorian: Jane Eyre (2011 feature), The Crimson Petal & the White
Edwardian: Angel
20th Century: Bride Flight, Garden of Eden, Glorious 39, Midnight in Paris, South Riding, Women in Love

And as always, the Upcoming Movies page is up to date.

February 21, 2011January 15, 2026

Article About the Eugenie Project

Bridget and I recently wrote an article detailing our experiences with making the Eugenie project for the Silicon Web Costumers Guild’s newsletter. The issue is now open to anyone, so if you’re interested, check it out: go here, click on “Current Issue,” then Vol. 8 Issue 4.

February 1, 2011January 15, 2026

Colonial Williamsburg Online Exhibit

Colonial Williamsburg has launched a cool online exhibit, “Historic Threads: Three Centuries of Clothing.” Currently, they have formal garments and accessories up — coming soon: fashionable, informal, work, and lifecycle clothing. There’s a REALLY nice zoom feature. The images are from their new exhibition, which I’m going to get to see (yay!), “Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840,” as well as the 2002 exhibition, “The Language of Clothing” (18th- and 19-century clothing).

Coming soon at the same link will be, “New Threads: Reproduction Clothing.” I’m guessing we’re going to get to see the work of Janea Whitacre (CW’s mantua maker), Mark Hutter (CW’s tailor), and more!

Thanks to Sewphisticate on LJ for the heads up!