Despite the details that we gave in the preceding Issue on all the forms of caracos, of justes, of Turkish caracos, of little jackets, all has not yet been said.
Magasin des Modes, 9e Cahier, Plate I
Author: Cassidy Percoco
18th Century Women’s Dress Book!
Everyone! I am incredibly happy to announce that I have signed a contract with Routledge to produce a book of patterns of eighteenth-century women’s garments!
In Defense of Embroidery
Embroidery is routinely used in historical fiction to represent women's oppression. And I ask, why? And what if it weren't like that?
Weekly Roundup, 4/28-5/4
Jane Austen's World: The Lefroy Family and the Church of Holy Trinity and St. Andrew at Ashe (Jane Austen’s Family Churches) Lilacs and Lace: Out of Character The Dreamstress: The Cassandra Stays Sew Along: Boning Channels Avant Garbe: A (mostly self-drafted) Lamour Dress Opus Anglicanum: words n’ stuff, how to housetrain your dragon a garden … Continue reading Weekly Roundup, 4/28-5/4
Weekly Roundup, 4/14-4/27
I missed a week due to some events that took up all my executive function last weekend (buying a car!) so this is technically a bi-weekly roundup. The Quintessential Clothes Pen: 1940 Schiaparelli Inspired Dress: Finished Ensemble Jane Austen's World: Cleaning & Protecting Carpets Regency Style Pour La Victoire: 1780s Sleeve & Neckline Ruffles | … Continue reading Weekly Roundup, 4/14-4/27
Mimic of Modes 