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V57: Mardi Gras / Carnevale 18th Century Costume + Hair

V57: Mardi Gras / Carnevale 18th Century Costume + Hair

I'm wearing tea-stained Georgiana silk shoes and Dauphine buckles - they were comfy, and didn't scuff or get dirty at all. Last night I went to a belated Mardis Gras...
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V37: Steampunk School Picture Day

V37: Steampunk School Picture Day

Last Saturday Chris and I spent the afternoon snapping photos of the local Steampunk club, "High Desert Steam." We had access to the Victorian train cars stationed at Victorian Square,...
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Dress-Up Christmas Party at Liz & Warren's

Dress-Up Christmas Party at Liz & Warren's

A couple nights ago, we went to Liz and Warren's Christmas party. All costumes were welcome, so there was an array of periods, from Regency to Civil War to Steampunk....
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Regency Tea and Country Dance Masquerade, Tennessee

Regency Tea and Country Dance Masquerade, Tennessee

Burdett's Tea Shop was a delightful, old-fashioned place in Springfield, TN. It was absolutely packed with lil'-ole-ladies who took great delight in our party when we arrived. I've been in...
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1920s Flapper Hairstyle Tutorial + Halloween Speakeasy Party

1920s Flapper Hairstyle Tutorial + Halloween Speakeasy Party

This past weekend we attended a speakeasy/housewarming party for friends who have just bought a 1920s home. This presented the perfect opportunity to practice more vintage hairstyling techniques, which I...
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Madame X at Halloween Gaskells Victorian Ball

Madame X at Halloween Gaskells Victorian Ball

This weekend I went to visit friends and dance the night away at Gaskells, one of the most epic Victorian dance events in the West. I took Madame X with...
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Steampunk Invasion of Virginia City, 2011

Steampunk Invasion of Virginia City, 2011

Gah, I'm so knackered still from this past weekend I just wan to post a few photos. V&T Engine, pulling into the depot in Virginia City, from Carson City. It...
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Back from The Lake Tahoe Gatsby Festival, 2011

Back from The Lake Tahoe Gatsby Festival, 2011

Sunday - picnic at the Pope Mansion, replete with vintage cars, great music, and wonderful costumes to oggle. The Lake Tahoe Gatsby is a lovely, miniature-version of the Oakland Gatsby....
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1920s Fun at the Ehrman Mansion, Sugarpine Point, Lake Tahoe

1920s Fun at the Ehrman Mansion, Sugarpine Point, Lake Tahoe

On Saturday, four Great Basin Costumers "invaded," as we do, the Sugarpine Living History Day, a mildly 1900-1930s event held at the old Ehrman Mansion on West Shore at Tahoe....
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A Revolutionary Ice Cream Social

A Revolutionary Ice Cream Social

This past Sunday a small group of Great Basin Costumers got together to play dress up and eat ice cream. The theme was 18th century, roughly the time between the...
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Gaskells Victorian Ball, Norcal Pirate Festival, Red Polonaise

Gaskells Victorian Ball, Norcal Pirate Festival, Red Polonaise

Lady Rebecca and me on the schooner. It was a lovely sail. I was out for a lovely afternoon, but Rebecca was being transported to Barbados to be tried for...
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Annies Got Their Guns - a Day at the Carson City Rendezvous

Annies Got Their Guns - a Day at the Carson City Rendezvous

After our ride on the stagecoach, which was crazy and fun. We got the last ride of the day, too Yesterday, my lovely mother and I dressed up all perdy-like,...
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