Red Riding Dress from The Princess Bride Status:Finished Made from a tomato red linen/rayon blend, self drafted pattern, and over 50 hand sewn eyelets. Want to make your own? Here is my take on an easier sewn version. It is not super screen accurate but it gets the job done. Links and References: Costumer’s Guide: Buttercup’s Red… Read More Red Riding Dress from The Princess Bride
A Fitted English Gown Status: Finished Links and References: Jane Stockton’s: In Prayse of the Needle Middle Class Elizabethan Clothing The Tudor Tailor Tudor and Elizabethan Portraits: 1565-1575
A few years ago I had a chance to go to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. Amidst the Baroque art, circus memories, and lush grounds there was a small collection of miniatures that caught my eye. At first glance I thought “Pift, I’ve seen Hillard’s work no one can compare.” Then I looked closer… Read More Tiny Marvels
Green Kirtle Status: Finished Dress Diary: Green Working Class Kirtle Inspired by many paintings of the “working class” women in the 16th century, other costumers, and the need to stay cool and comfortable in very hot weather. Links and References: Festive Attyre: Italian Working Class Dress Images Wikimedia: Fete at Bermondsey c 1569 Peronel’s: The Yellow… Read More Green Working Class Kirtle
The Unicorn Dress Status: Finished Dress Diary: The Unicorn Gown Inspired by Raphael’s famous painting, early 16th century Florance and a love of wool and velvet. Links and References: Festive attyre: Florentine Dress Diary and Image gallery The Curious Frau: How to make hand bound eyelets Anea’s: Unicorn Gown recreation