30 April 2012

Titanic Reproduction Clothing

Cream colored dress with hat
 Here are a few made over dresses to fit the Titanic era.
The cream lacy dress is a sz small.We can add gloves and jewelry.
The red dress is a size large, it has a sheer train in back. It needs glooves an jewelry too.
 I made the rust colored skirt and top from a velvet bedspread I found at a yard sale. I added the peach cravat and lace to the top. I t also has peach lace gloves, sz L
I am making over the  pale blue night gown and  white dress. I want to add a  dark blue skirt and sash and put dark blue piping around the vee neck collar to match a photo I saw on line.
make over dress

Make over red dress

rust colored velvet skirt with top

27 April 2012

Arsenic and Old Lace

I helped with a couple of items for the high school play Arsenic and Old Lace.
They used:
a black ruffled top
a black hat
2 veils
a black taffeta skirt with 2 ruffles on the back
2 black lace shawls with fringe
4 Billie clubs, 4 silver police badges
The students did their own costumes and make up. Adults assisted with items the students didn't have.

Titanic Reproduction Clothing

This is a reproduction bathing suit with modesty skirt.  It has red tights under it and a tank top modesty panel under neath. It is made of cotton. Most bathing suits from that time era were made of wool.
This photo includes the hat.
This is the bathing suit without the skirt.(very daring)
This a black fur coat and hat reproduction.
This is a black velvet reproduction coat. 

18 April 2012

Titanic Vintage Clothing

Women's black wool skirt and top. There are hand sewn button holes on the cuff!

Close up of black wool skirt with hook and eye closure.
This is a men's wool jacket with flat buttons that resembles the minister's clothing.

An old black wool jacket I thought would be perfect for a minister coat.

09 April 2012

Titanic Vintage Clothing

bustles
vintage women's drawers
Men's wool plaid pants with button fly


Corduroy men's knickers
apron with pleats
Getting ready to use some vintage clothing for a Titanic display in May at the high school. I have an apron with pleats, 2 bustles for dress padding,
women's drawers with button opening, crocheted lace edging,
black plaid pants with button crotch, 
some corduroy knickers with buttons on the front sides & on the leg closures.
 I purchased all these items from a yard sale; was assured the clothes were from 1900- 1915. Please click on the photos for larger view.






22 March 2012

Da Vinci Faire


Just rented 6 adult costumes for the Da Vinci Faire at the local elementary school.
A recorder group is preforming while parents & community members look at the projects the students put together; science inquiry, engineering design, inventing & acquired knowledge projects.


19 March 2012

Slue Foot Sue & Disney princesses

I rented a Slue Foot Sue dress. She needed a hoop skirt to go with the Pecos Bill tale. We found a pink dress and put the hoop skirt underneath, added a bandanna, gloves and white high button shoes. They were pleased. Go here for story http://americanfolklore.net

Another rental we had was a Disney princess dress for the mom for her daughter's Disney Princess birthday party. She wanted a dress with a full skirt. The dress that fit her was pink. Afterwards I found a picture of Briar Rose. We needed to add a gold choker and gold tiara. I will make a white waist belt and the dress will be similar to Disney. They also took a red King's cape and crown for dad to wear. Most dads would do anything for their beautiful 4 year old daughters.

I do have a Snow White outfit, and a Jasmine outfit. Now I will add Briar Rose.