Buccaneers dress

This dress has two sources of inspiration: the movie The Buccaneers (set in the 1870s) and a gown painted several times by Tissot in the 1870s.

 

And now here's my humble cotton version complete with hat (hat pattern designed by Lazy K - thank you!)

Trained pinned up:

 

Train down:

Hats and bonnets

Well, one of the things I like to do is make hats, so here is a sampling I haven't shown already

Photo courtesy of Creations l'Escarpolette:

 

Photo courtesy of Gemma:

 

Photo courtesy of Tattermallion Designs:

 

 

Design idea courtesy of Gypsy Lady Designs:

 

 

Titanic "Jump" Dress

I really love all the costumes from Titanic.  I hope to do a version of several.  For a trip to stay on the Queen Mary in California, I decided to make the "Jump" dress.  It is NOT movie correct, so if you're a purist, don't get mad.

The top part is the Simplicity 8399 and the skirt part is from Laughing Moon #104 view B because the skirt of the Simplicity is much more Regency than Edwardian (and their Regency is more Edwardian in cut!  So weird.)

Parasols

I've covered a few parasols.  I buy the nylon parasols off the internet, remove the nylon cover, and cover it in a fabric of my choice.  Here are the three I made

1830s

I was really inspired by watching the mini series Wives and Daughters.  Between the TV 1830's pattern and this museum website (http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=10), I had the pattern I wanted.

I started with a corded petticoat, which I made with helpful instructions from many of you followers here.  Yarn is inside each row and I starched the life out of it.

 

1890's half mourning dress

I was inspired by the new Simplicity 1890s pattern that came out.  I had some black moire bengaline hanging around and heard about a mourning museum nearby (http://www.arlingtoncemetery.us/museum.asp).  Naturally, I had to make a mourning costume!

Though I know velvet was not appropriate for mourning (confirmed by several primary sources), I trimmed the skirt with it anyway.

 

I also made the bonnet, which I blocked with buckram over a styrofoam head form and covered in black "brain" velvet.

Here are the directions I followed: http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=4971&highlight=make+bonnet

Striped silk early bustle dress

This is one of the first bustle dresses I made.  Not much to say.  I made it for a trip to Portland, Oregon and wore it to a tea at a Queen Anne style mansion.

 Here I am with Cat in her stunning Civil War era gown:

Lady Dragon gown

I had a bunch of black fabric and trims and couldn't decide what to make.  My friend Beth designed me a dress!  Since some of the black fabric was an oriental dragon brocaded satin, we named the dress the Lady Dragon.

 

Capes!

I've made a variety of capes.  I love the damn things!

Truly Victorian 1890s cape pattern out of velvet "brain" fabric.  Lined with purple satin.

 

Black taffeta and lace: 

 

Butterick B4419 view A:

 

Ageless Patterns 1887 Mantle with Tasseled Front