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Time Travel : Goodbye Old Friend

Time Travel : Goodbye Old Friend

Ladies and Gentlemen (of which there are likely very few)... Last weekend I sold a costume I'd made for Halloween some years ago. I had listed it on Etsy and...
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1790s Jacket: Finished, Worn, Loved

1790s Jacket: Finished, Worn, Loved

That's right, I actually managed to put off finishing my 1790s jacket until the very last possible day, and then completed it just in time, along with an all-purpose quilted...
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Time Travel: Edwardian Picnic

Time Travel: Edwardian Picnic

Last Saturday I attended the PEERS "River City Picnic" up in beautiful and much-missed Alameda. In preparing for this day, I realized I had absolutely no passable Edwardian costume, and...
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Event: Egyptianesque Returns

Event: Egyptianesque Returns

Another appearance of the Egyptian-themed late 18th c. wrap-front voile dress, worn to Le Societe De Pique-Nique's "Sphinx N' Drinks" picnic, last Sunday. Egyptianesque accessories included a lovely gold and...
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Guts: 1790s Wrap-Front Gown Details

Guts: 1790s Wrap-Front Gown Details

I was very bad throughout the construction of the voile roundgown, and didn't take nearly enough photos nor update this blog on the gown's construction. My excuse is that I...
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1795 Robe & Gown: Le Societe De Pique Nique Event

1795 Robe & Gown: Le Societe De Pique Nique Event

Hooray! The first wear of the 1795 linen robe and voile gown ensemble, complete with 18th c. Hair of Great Enormity, and the curved-brim Great Hat! I know I've been...
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Travels In Time: Where Has Lil' Duchess Been?

Travels In Time: Where Has Lil' Duchess Been?

Oh Dear Readers, if I have not lost you completely, I'm sure you've been wondering in an upset fashion why I haven't posted anything in the past couple weeks or...
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