Bad wig, blue dress....

This shoot was one I did in Seattle, I think around 2006. The blue dress was one I'd made for Halloween, but had kept adding to it. The hat is now part of a burlesque costume of mine ;-) and the wig, well...it had many more uses, but it's no longer with us. It was after this shoot I quickly realized I really didn't like the look of white wigs, and while this one lends an air of 1920s-Hollywood-does-18th-century, it wasn't something I'd be using in the future.
The costume wasn't meant to be at all historically accurate, but it made for a fun photoshoot...

Test: photo post....

Now I can post inspiring imagery on the go...

sent from my iPhone

My closet will look like this....

*Le sigh* I will make it happen, soon.
Yet another book I'd like to get a hold of...



http://www.amazon.com/Fashion-Museum-Treasures-Rosemary-Harden/dp/185759553X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312783875&sr=1-1

Beautiful Bodices....

A New Look....

Ok, so this is it for now. I took a photo of some striped silk waiting to be made into a gown *sigh*.
I'll fiddle with the layout/header image more later...but I do like it so far.
****Edited to add***
I may also start posting about sewing projects other than the Rococo-related stuff here.
I do a lot of Deco era sewing (1930s-40s) but don't document it much.
It's also what I have time for currently, and the 18th century sewing is more time consuming...at least for what I want to do.
So, if you should spy a random post about a 1937 summer dress, don't worry. We'll be sewing rococo soon enough ;-)
...Of course, I can always mix rococo style with deco too...hmmm, inspiration FTW!

Make it work!

Hmmm, I'm not sure I like the design of this layout. Mainly the spacing between posts, it seems cramped and there is little delineation between subjects.
So, I'm on the hunt for a new look here.
I do like the background, and my header image, but if I find something out there that makes me go "Oooh!" I'll likely change it.

Stay tuned...

For the gents....

Since the next couple of posts here will likely be about sewing a frock coat and breeches  I'll also be posting info and resources on men's fashion and haberdashery. Including wigs :-)

Fortunately for we historically appropriate types, and the men who are willing, Lacy Wigs has finally released a pretty decent men's 18th century wig.
Like mine in this post, it comes in a "Discount" version...which actually ends up looking better and more realistic than their more expensive "Deluxe" versions.

This one also comes in the same natural hair colors as mine, not just in the overly costumey and synthetic looking white ("White" wigs in the 18th century were a light blonde powdered to a lighter almost white shade).

Here's the link! The wig pictured is their more expensive version, hence the shinier texture of the hair, but the colors are the same:
http://www.maxwigs.com/discount-colonial-man-by-lacey-costume-wigs-p1336.html