Need an easy party ensemble that you can throw together at the last minute? A 1950's Housewife Costume may be perfect for you! A 1950's Housewife Costume First, you may want to decide on who your favorite 1950's housewife is. Maybe it is June Cleaver, the chic pearl wearing mom to Wally and the Beav. Perhaps it is the always perky Donna Stone? You could consider uber-cool Betty Draper. Me? I am Lucy Ricardo all the way! The Look Week after week these lovely ladies most often ... View the Post
A Circa 1940’s Student Nursing Uniform
Way back in July I traveled to California to attend Costume College. What is Costume College you ask? It is an annual three-day educational conference produced by Costumer's Guild West, Inc. to provide educational classes, programs, and tours. Professional seamstresses, costume designers, as well as historical fashion and sewing enthusiasts come from all over the world to teach and attend this fabulous event. Friday night the theme was the 1940's so I choose to create a costume very close to my ... View the Post
Pretty Costumes For Fall
Hello dear friends! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. I got the upstairs bathroom painted and Sweet Guy attended his Homecoming Dance. As promised in last week's Downton Abbey dress post I am sharing several Pretty Costumes For Fall as worn by members of the D/FW Costumers Guild. Several of the guild members recently attended the Monet at the Kimball event. The exhibit focused on the late years that the artist practiced which covered 1913 to 1926. Photo courtesy of Cheryl and ... View the Post
A Downton Abbey Inspired Dress
Thank you everyone for all of your kind comments on my recent Fall Home Tour. As promised here is A Downton Abbey Inspired Dress. I have mentioned a few times that I am a member of the D/FW Costumers Guild. We attend several events a year together. An early fall outing was planned to attend Monet At The Kimball. The exhibit focused on the artists' last works from 1913 to 1926. I decided to create a dress style from the late Edwardian/early teens era. As such a dress would take a bit of time and ... View the Post
A Fun Summer Frock
It has been HOT and HUMID here in Texas! I love to simply slide on a cool cotton dress if I have to run an errand. This is truly A Fun Summer Frock featuring a floral fabric embellished with rick rack. Advance Pattern 7753 I had found the vintage Advance Pattern 7753, as well as the vintage fabric, a few months ago at an estate sale. I think I spent a whopping ONE DOLLAR for both items. The Advance Pattern Company released sewing patterns from 1933 until 1966. The patterns were sold ... View the Post
How To Find Historic Costuming Friends
Six years ago I visited Colonial Williamsburg. While there I purchased a hat and pattern to sew an 18th-century dress. I shared the outcome at Halloween with rousing success. Then two years went by before I presented Becoming Jane. I loved the research and the process of creating historical clothing. But I didn't do it year-round because what was the point? No one close shared my interests and there was nowhere to actually wear the garments. That changed when I moved to Texas and ... View the Post
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