Portfolio

All of my favorite photographs for each ensemble I have made gathered in one place. Many Thanks to the numerous friends and strangers who I turned to and said, “Would you mind taking a few pictures of me?” I truly appreciate you all! I’ll be adding to this as I source pictures and will have them linked to writeups in the future. Also, I’m adding these to a Pinterest Board in case you want to pin anything for inspiration like I myself have done with so many other costumers!

16th Century Tudor, Elizabethan & Italian Renaissance

Tudor Tailor Black English Gown and Red Kirtle with ruffs — Tudor Tailor Middle Class English Gown & Kirtle based on Lucas de Heer’s “London Gentlewomen” circa 1574

Blue Velvet Noble Gown with Geometric trim silk sleeves and forepart and linen ruffs — Elizabethan Noble Court Gown for the Renaissance Pleasure Fair with Matching Silk Sleeves & Forepart and White Linen Suit of Ruffs

Red Velvet and Damask Italian Renaissance Gown with elaborate hairstyle — Italian Renaissance Courtier Gown with Hanging Damask Sleeves. Gold and Ladder-Lacing Front. Pearl Hairnet & Braids

18th Century, American Revolutionary War Era & Marie Antoinette Gowns

18th Century Marie Antoinette style Aqua Silk Ball Gown — 18th Century Robe a la Francaise “Marie-Antoinette” Gown of Striped Silk Taffeta with Button Front Stomacher

18th Century Red Riding Hood Cape with Fur Muff in snow — 18th Century Red Wool Broadcloth Cloak from “Costume Close-up” pattern & Fur Muff in the Snow

18th century fancy masquerade disguise with feathered mask — 18th Century Handsewn Silk Taffeta Domino Masquerade Disguise with Scalloped Trim

Girl in Garden in White Dress & Pink Silk Petticoat — Francis Floral Cotton 18th Century “Italian Gown” with Pink Silk Taffeta Petticoat and Accessories

Woman with Spyglass in 18th Century Millitary Style Riding Habit — 18th Century JP Ryan Riding Habit of Olive Green Wool & Cream Silk Waistcoat with Cocked Hat and Feathers

Patriotic Cream18th Century Silk Gown with Red and White Belt — 18th Century Cream Silk Zone Front Dress based on Kyoto Costume Institute 1780 Gown with Reproduction Belt Buckle

American Revolutionary War Dress with Pocket and Market Bonnet — 1770’s Cotton Print Dress with Black Silk Market Hat, Knit Wool 18th Century Mitts, Quilted Petticoat and Pocket

Girl in 18th Century Wrapper tying a garter on Blue Stocking — 18th Century Cotton Wrapper worn over Silk Stays, Blue Clocked stockings and Embroidered Silk Garters

Girl in Black Silk Hood and 18th Century Gown in a field — Black Silk Hood with Silk Embroidered Mitts. Blue Silk Petticoat worn with an 18th Century Dress made from a Cotton Duvet Cover

Abigail Adams Blue Silk Dress at Braintree or Boston — Blue Silk Abigail Adams Round Gown inspired by her Portrait with Embroidered Mitts & Lace Fichu

Marie Antoinette Chemise a la Reine by the Sea — Handsewn White Cotton Voile 18th Century Marie Antoinette Chemise a la Reine with Blue Silk Ribbon Belt

18th Century Commoner Wool English Gown with Hand sewn pleated back and linen cap — Handsewn Wool Larkin & Smith English Gown Pattern with Pleated Back & Pleated Linen Cap

Labyrinth Masquerade Silk Ball Gown with Roses — 18th Century Gold Silk Gown for the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball with Puffed & Pinked Trim and Roses

18th Century Dress made of Waverly Curtains — “Curtain Along” Dress made of Waverly Curtains for Costume College with 18th Century Straw Hat

Early 19th Century, Regency & Jane Austen Era

White Regency Gown next to Grecian Architecture — Greecian inspired White Drop-Front Early 19th Century Regency or Jane Austen Era Day or Evening Dress

Woman in a garden in a Regency Pelisse and Silk Bonnet — Late Regency Pelisse with Millitary Style Trim based on “Patterns of Fashion” with Handsewn Pink Silk Timely Tresses Bonnet

Regency Evening Gown Open Robe over White Dress — Gold Silk Open Robe worn over White Drop-Front Regency Dress for a Formal Evening Ball

Girl in blue regency gown admires herself and hairstyle in mirror — Blue Regency or Jane Austen Evening Gown with Gathered Bodice and Puff Sleeves. Regency Hairstyle of Braids and Handmade Paper Fan with Sequins

Regency Fairy costume with green bodice and wings — White Bib-Front Dress worn with Green Sleeveless Spencer with Front Lacing. Regency Fairy look with Tiny Wings and Flower Jewelry

Blue spencer worn over a printed white regency dress with front and back views — “Snowflower” Printed Cotton Regency Dress worn with Blue Wool Crossover Bodice Spencer and Chemisette with Neck Frill and Tassel Ties.

Mid 19th Century, Victorian & American Civil War Era

plaid 1860s day dress and bonnet by civil war canon — Plaid Day Dress Past Patterns 702 -1858-1862 Darted Bodices and Undersleeves with Reproduction Gold Pocket Watch and Timely Tresses Eliza Coretta Bonnet

1860s civil war victorian cotton day dress with bonnet — 1860 Civil War Dress designed to look like the Peachtree Mercantile Dress with Antique Brooch, White Kid Gloves and Silk Bonnet

Blue civil war victorian dress with wool knit sontag from godeys lady's book — Blue Cotton Print 1860’s Dress for Civil War Reenacting with a Wool Knit Sontag and Faux-Ermine Trim Based on Godey’s Lady’s Book

Plaid Evening Dress Bodice with brooch Truly Victorian pattern — Plaid Evening Bodice option from TV453 Truly Victorian1861 Raphael Evening Dress

Victorian Civil War Dress white with blue stars and straw hat — 1864 White Sheer Dress based on an original with Blue Stars, Antique Belt Buckle and Straw Hat using Truly Victorian TV447 1863 Sheer Dress Pattern

1860s Green silk satin Victorian Princess Ball Gown with Bertha and mistletoe for Christmas St Nicholas Ball — 1860’s Victorian Princess Ball Gown of Green Silk Satin with Christmas Mistletoe trim for the St Nicholas Holiday Dance

1860s Victorian Civil War Wrapper Morning Wear — Early 1860’s Wrapper for Morning Wear with Cartridge Pleated Skirt Back and Button-down front

1860s Civil War Victorian Widow in Mourning — 1860’s Civil War or Victorian Era Mourning Widow in Black Cotton Dress with Bonnet and Veil for Fort Tejon’s Ghost Walk

1860's Victorian Ball Gown in Green Silk Satin with Pink Roses on a lace bertha — Green Silk Satin 1860’s Victorian Ball Gown with Lace and Flower trimmed Bertha worn to a Dicken’s Ball made using Simplicity 5724

Green plaid 1840's Victorian Dickens Ice Skating Ensemble with Fur trimmed velvet cape and bonnet — Green 1840’s Victorian Ice Skating with Plaid Day Dress an Fur-trimmed Velvet Cape, Straw Bonnet and Wide Silk Ties

Reenactor portraying Queen Victoria's Lady in Waiting Baroness Lady Churchill in silk striped Day Dress and Bonnet — Portraying Baroness Lady Churchill, Queen Victoria’s Lady-in-Waiting. Blue and White Striped Silk Day Dress Based on an 1860 Tintype

Brown Civil War Reenacting Dress with Straw hat and fingerless net gloves — Cotton Print Dress with Dog-Leg Front Closure for a Civil War Reenactment, worn with Straw Hat, Black Net Gloves and Bow Brooch

Champagne silk victorian ball gown with black lace trim and purple bows — Champagne Silk 1860’s Victorian Ball Gown with Black Lace, Pinked Scallop Self-Trim, Purple Bows and Pansies on the Pleated Bertha

Reenactor portraying Julia Grant Mrs. Ulysses Grant in red silk reproduction dress and 1860s traveling bag — Portraying Mrs. Ulysses S Grant – Julia Dent Grant with Civil War Era Traveling Bag, in Red Silk/Wool Day Dress Based on a Tintype of Her.

Silk victorian day dress with pagoda sleeves, silk bonnet and antique recovered carriage parasol — Champagne Silk Day Dress with Self-Trim, Pagoda Sleeves and Undersleeves with Silk Timely Tresses Bonnet and Antique Recovered Folding Carriage Parasol. Bodice made from Past Patterns 702

1860s victorian dress with burgundy bow brooch and belt with black velvet pardessus paletot and fur collar — 1860’s Victorian Cotton Print Day Dress with Silk Bow Brooch and Antique Belt Buckle, worn with Black Velvet Pardessus

Black velvet pardessus worn over ball gown with sable fur muff and collar — Ballgown worn with Black Velvet Padessus / Paletot trimmed in lace, based on an original and made using a pattern from Period Costume for Stage & Screen. Worn with Vintage Sable Fur Muff and Collar

Late 19th Century, Victorian Bustle Eras & Natural Form

back of gold silk Victorian bustle gown — Gold Silk 1869 Bustle Dress Trimmed with Lace worn to portray Princess Victoria at a Dicken’s Christmas event

Natural form bustle dress based on Tissot French painting — 1878-1880 Natural Form Victorian Bustle Era Day Dress based on Tissot’s French Paintings of Kathleen Newton

Girl seated in a Pink 1870 victorian day dress — 1870 Victorian Bustle Day Dress based on original in Patterns of Fashion featuring Bias-Cut Ruffles and Pleated Trim

Black Silk 1880s Mourning Tea Gown and Bonnet with veil on stone steps — 1887 Black Silk Mourning Tea Gown Wrapper based on original in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art made using Truly Victorian patterns

Girl in White 1870 Victorian Bustle dress straw hat and parasol — 1870 White Cotton Print Victorian Bustle Day Dress with Lined Pink Silk Parasol and Straw Hat with Bows, Flowers and Feathers

1870 Victorian hair style in braids and curl ringlets with hair pieces — Victorian Hairstyle – Rolls of Curls pinned in place with Braided Hairpieces. Straw Hat of Silk Bows, Ribbon, Flowers and Feathers

Early 20th Century, Gibson Girl, Titanic & Great War Eras

Gibson Girl early Edwardian lace insertion shirtwaist and Skirt — Turn of the Century Gibson Girl Shirtwaist with Lace Insertion and Wool Skirt with Silk Pleated Belt and Straw Hat

Woman in Lace Black and White Titanic Dress with walking stick and large hat — 1912 Titanic Era Gown with Black Lace overlay and Walking Stick, Hat, Gloves and Pearls

1918 Great War WW1 Skirt and blouse with hemstitching — 1918 Great War or WW1 Ensemble – Armistice Blouse with Hemstitch Detail and Linen Skirt