Today I wanted to share with you some of my favorite makers of clothing and historical costumes. I'm constantly in awe of these women and their immense talent. So here are my top 5 maker crushes: Dames a la Mode As a business, Dames a la Mode makes and sells historically inspired jewelry, but Taylor is also an incredibly talented historical costume maker. Over on Instagram, she hosts #georgianjanuary, a photo challenge to celebrate all things Georgian Marcy Harriell embraces color and pattern like no one else! She's a hobby sewist, so all her creations are just for her to wear, but her Instagram is a magical land of happiness and color that you definitely want to visit! Modern Mantua Maker Carolyn makes most of her own clothes using a lot of vintage patterns. She's also a dress historian and has a wealth of knowledge on historical clothing. If you have even a passing interest in vintage or historical clothing, you need to give her a follow. Grimilde Malatesta is a costume designer and wig maker based in Italy. In addition to her glorious historical clothing, she also makes a lot of costume replicas from your favorite sci-fi and fantasy movies and tv shows (check out her cosplay of Lamia from Stardust! Uh-mazing!). Her costumes, accessories, and wigs are available for purchase on her website. Virtuous Courtesan
I saved the Virtuous Courtesan for last because Lauren is without question my favorite maker of historical clothing. She's a hobby sewist who only makes costumes for herself (except for one glorious, Fortuny-inspired dress she made for a friend, documented on her Instagram), but her work is some of the most incredible I've ever seen. She's not afraid to incorporate modern aesthetics into her historical designs, and the results are beyond stunning. Her Instagram is a dream world of antique fashion that I just want to live in all the time.
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I have a stack of fabulous fabric sitting on my work table, so today I thought I'd give you guys a little sneak peek of what's coming! In the package from the 1960's! This daisy pattern is pretty popular one, I come across it quite a lot. Not sure what this treasure is going to turn into yet, but it'll definitely be adorable This was a dress or skirt that somebody in the long ago past has cut the top off of, so I'm excited to give it new life! Two beautiful pairs of vintage pillowcases are going to be two pairs of super cute bloomers! I love this huge, slightly faded vintage sheet because of how the floral pattern changes from the top to the bottom. The bright, cheerful plaid of this vintage sheet is slightly faded, but I'm going to line it with a nice, soft flannel that will hopefully help the colors pop a little more, and turn into a super comfy cold weather romper!
I love to decorate. I'm forever redoing rooms, moving furniture around, making new curtains, pillows, whatever strikes me. My husband long ago made his peace with the fact that our home would be in a constant state of flux (early in our marriage, he was working nights, thus sleeping during the day, and woke up one day to find that I had completely rearranged the living room while he was asleep). Because I'm constantly redoing, adding, and rearranging, my look has always been what can only be described as "eclectic". Always a mix of styles, colors, materials. But in the time of Covid, I've obviously been home a lot more, and had time to really look around and create a style for my living room. My initial design aesthetic was "Victorian witch who lives in a cottage in the woods". I enlisted my mother's aid in obtaining the perfect items for my look, and when I described to her what I was going for, she asked me if I'd ever seen the movie Practical Magic (have I ever seen Practical Magic? I mean, who did she think she was talking to? Of course I've seen Practical Magic. My life goal is to become one of the aunts from that movie). She said "Like the aunts house in Practical Magic, right?" Yes!! That's a much better reference with far more source material than "Victorian witch who lives in a cottage in the woods"! This kind of aesthetic is really best pulled off with thrifted or antique pieces, so I've been living on Facebook marketplace. I did purchase a new sofa (it'll be here Friday!), but otherwise I plan on buying everything else secondhand. It's slow going, but what I'm so pleased with what I've done so far, it'll definitely be worth the wait in the end! |
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