18th century clothing

I made this jacket a year ago, as my first real attempt at historical clothing. I have tried it a bit previously but never bothered to read up on historical techniques and silhouettes so the result…

This in the time for the pattern. I'd like to give you a step-by-step guide for the pattern starting from zero BUT somebody have already done it and is going to be SO much easier for you all: La...

Description Made this to be a drawing aid for those wishing to draw 18th century women's clothes without doing a study. Part three of three

INTRODUCTION This exhibition is part of a larger project merging practice with traditional scholarship in researching dress history. Traditional literary scholarship is combined with object-based …

As a culture we often find ourselves battling traditions and conventions surrounding what we look at as societal norms. I look at these as “old world” fashions that are dying out becau…

Fashion Timeline.17-th century

Today I’m writing about another casual late 18th century dress. And I’m happy to say, this piece turned out much, much better than the poorly thought out purple linen dress that I talke…

Create A 18th Century Gentleman’s Costume for Under $6.00 shares historic inspiration and tips and tricks to create a budget costume.

Apparently it’s not a particularly modern practice for fashion designers to make yesterday’s clothing look dated and outmoded. Even though the time gap (from the 1770s – 1815) sho…

Description Made this to be a drawing aid for those wishing to draw 18th century women's clothes without doing a study. Part two of three