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No, not the body on which the garment was found, you morbid corpse-watchers. The body of the Coat itself.
This week's installment looks at t...
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In 1824, a suit of clothes was found six feet deep in a bog in the parish of Killery, County Sligo, in Ireland.
Before we go any further, it's p...
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Recently I found myself among some new friends. One of them remarked to me, "I love how you always dress so vintage-y!" I thought this was very s...
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One of the misconceptions about historical costume is that people were smaller “back then”. Would it surprise you to know that the average woman l...
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Poor men. In the realm of sewing patterns, and historical clothing, they really get the short end of the stick.
Sewing is a "woman's hobby". O...
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Summer has ended. Although the temps are still high, do you find yourself wondering what you'll wear for a coat this winter. Reconstructing His...
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If I hear it one more time, I'm going to scream!
"I can't wear 1920s styles. I have curves."
ARRRRRRRRRGH!!! How many times do I have to say it? ...
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Steampunk: When Goths Discovered Brown. So the joke goes. But there's no reason your Steampunk ensemble has to be restricted to the palette of a...
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Vintage reproduction patterns have become very popular in recent years. Even the big pattern companies like Simplicity and Vogue are reissuing the...
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So I'm working on this lovely outfit worn by Inara in the "Jaynestown" episode of Firefly to wear at the Browncoat Ball in Virginia Beach next mont...
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So what do you wear with a 1920s dress anyway? Kass tells you what in this third video in the series.
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The continuing story of Kass' 1920s dress made from RH1207 with some changes to fit the fabric she's got on hand.
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