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A Little History of Mary/Marlowe Elizabethan & Jacobean Shoes

A Little History of Mary/Marlowe Elizabethan & Jacobean Shoes

Anyone who has ventured down the Renaissance Rabbit Hole has at some point run into The Shoe Problem™. What the heck did the Tudors, Elizabethans, and Stuarts wear upon their...
Lauren Stowell
My 2020 Costuming Year in Review

My 2020 Costuming Year in Review

This has indeed been a weird, challenging, rough year. I think I've left my house, like, 20 times max for 10 months. During this time I feel I sewed very...
The 1630 Thang - Finishing the Bodies

The 1630 Thang - Finishing the Bodies

Dayum she looks good! 1630 Dutch formal basque bodice with ribbon points. It's been a few weeks since I started the yellow and black bumblebee-lobster bodice/bodies/smooth-covered stays for my 1630...
American Duchess
The 1630s Dutch Thang - Badonk-a-donk, Petticoat, and Starting the Bodies

The 1630s Dutch Thang - Badonk-a-donk, Petticoat, and Starting the Bodies

Just playing around with pinning things on my dress form Now into the making up! I've been stitching on my big 1630 project and quite enjoying the process. There's enough...
American Duchess
The 1630 Dutch *Thang* - Beginnings

The 1630 Dutch *Thang* - Beginnings

A still from "Tulip Fever" (2017) - outstanding costuming by Michael O'Connor. As so often happens, after a no-sew period of downtime and feeling phlegmatic about costuming, I was struck...
American Duchess
A 1630s Dutch Mistress

A 1630s Dutch Mistress

A still from "Tulip Fever," a beautiful film with some very very historically accurate 1630s costuming. Oh boy, am I torn on Costume College Gala plans for 2019. I really...
Lauren Stowell