Southern Maryland Costumers

07/09/2023

there is only one known surviving dress associated with Queen Charlotte? It’s this slender c. 1805 gown, which is completely composed of handmade imported bobbin lace.

According to curator Elly Summers, “This was a very, very expensive dress, and there were very few women in England who could have afforded it.”

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07/09/2023

07/09/2023

04/15/2023

Members of the household of Queen Catherine Parr get dressed ready to perform their daily duties.Maid 1 - Lauren Fitzpatrick https://www.spotlight.com/5014-3...

11/20/2022

08/22/2022

Whether you’re having your medieval clothes made, or buying fabric to make them yourself, the first question new re-enactors ask is “What colour should my clothes be?” The correct, but unhelpful, answer is “It depends”. It depends on the precise period of history, the place, the socio-econ...

03/03/2021

Despite was TV shows and movies would have you believe, the clothing of working class women in the 18th century was full of color and variety! People of the ...

12/30/2020

Costume designer Ellen Mijornick opens up about the grand endeavor of bringing the Netflix series to life.

11/14/2020

Apparently there are a lot of Historical Customers who are "Ravenclaws" Do agree/disagree?

Many, many moons ago, I began developing a theory that the majority of historical costumers (& costubers) were Ravenclaws. Due to our interest in quirky, wei...

08/28/2020

DIY Creating a dress form

*Try Acorn TV free for 30 days by going to https://acorn.tv/ and use promo code MORGAN.* Have you always wanted a custom-to-your-body dress form? Or one that...