Well, it is holidays 2018, and I headed off to visit my sister! My sister is an incredibly talented quilter,and…
Happy Holidays to all! First, an explanation for the long blog post hiatus. Barb and I were working on a…
From research I know not all Regency ball gowns were white. But of course, for my first one, I wanted…
In the last few months I had the opportunity to see both the “Visitors to Versailles” at the Metropolitan Museum…
In earlier posts, I blogged about making various regency costume items – a bonnet http://accidentalcostumer.com/regency-bonnet-project-2018-using-fosshape/, a parasol http://accidentalcostumer.com/pesky-parasols-revisited-an-attempt-to-recover-an-antique-parasol-part-1/ , gloves http://accidentalcostumer.com/regency-golve-project-part-2-getting-better/,…
Barb and I went to the Jane Austen Festival in 2017 and were instantly excited about going the next year.…
Reflecting on my first attempt at Regency glove making-well, it was a bit cartoonish (you can see my earlier post…
In part 1, I was still debating exactly what to do about the overdress. http://accidentalcostumer.com/regency-daytime-promenade-dress-part-1/ I loved the check I was…
I am a firm believer that good accessories can transform a good costume into a great one. One thing I…
Barb and I are headed to the Jane Austen Festival in Louisville in July. We went last year and it…