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It’s less than a month until Costume College 2018, and my instagram and facebook feeds are full of people panic-sewing for the event. I’m not going this year, but all the excitement has reminded me of the talks I did last year, and how I’ve never put most of that information online. In a timely coincidence, a number of people have asked me recently what my favourite Edwardian & WWI era patterns are, and how I built my wardrobe for my Fortnight in 1916 living-history project. One of my talks at Costume College last year was ‘The Great War Wardrobe‘: an in-depth exploration of WWI era home-front fashion, along with a guide on how to build a complete wardrobe from the period. I’m still working out how to turn the fashion history side of the class into workable blog posts, but will (hopefully) get those sorted and polished soon. For now, here is a quick series on where to get patterns to make a 1910s (with a focus on 1914-19) era wardrobe. Other posts in …
When The Dress No Longer Fits (1896 Evening Gown) – The
Gallery – The Quintessential Clothes Pen
Underclothing Korsett, Rock
edwardian Amelia Marie
Stays – The Quintessential Clothes Pen
historical underwear
Rate the Dress: Titanic era pink chiffon - The Dreamstress
Rate the dress: Lace and fur in 1910 - The Dreamstress
Pin on costumes
A 1910s costume, part two: the research – Rachel makes
Dress ca. 1900 From the Patrimonio Histórico Familiar
HSF/M #10: 1910 Dowager Countess Evening Gown – The Quintessential
