I've always meant to finish documenting my one fashion history exhibition at the Fenimore Art Museum, both for personal reasons and so that there is any record of these garments and makers existing on the internet, but somehow never got around to it. But now that I've left my position there, it feels like time … Continue reading Elegant New York (2021)
Category: 1870s
The Robe à Transformation
On BlueSky, there's a bot account that uses the Metropolitan Museum of Art's API to auto-post objects from the Costume Institute collection that are listed as open access. (There are quite a few of these accounts, for different Met departments as well as for other museums.) I like to check in on it every so … Continue reading The Robe à Transformation
HSM 2016 Challenge #4: Gender Bender
The Challenge: #4, Gender Bender. I know what you're thinking, but if we go back a few decades drawers were really controversial for women - they simply didn't wear bifurcated garments. So even though I'm not aware of the attitude that drawers were inherently gender-bending still existing in the middle of the nineteenth century, I'm counting … Continue reading HSM 2016 Challenge #4: Gender Bender
HSM 2016 Challenge #3: Protection
For the "Protection" challenge, I made a chemise to wear for the Civil War Weekend. Chemises, of course, protect your skin from the corset, and your corset (and other clothes) from your skin, and so are a perfect thing to make as an example of a protective garment. This is the pattern I used, which … Continue reading HSM 2016 Challenge #3: Protection
Hallowedding!
Now that several months have passed, it's time to post about my Halloween costume. Last year, I participated in the coolest wedding - early bustle themed! Julie (the bride) made her dress from a purple faille, and got purple faille and black taffeta for all the bridesmaids for us to each make a dress or … Continue reading Hallowedding!
