Making a 1912 Titanic Era Ballgown

After a full year of doing on-and-off work on my 1912 gown, I was starting to doubt my ability to get it finished- and now, it's actually done! Imagine that! That doesn't mean the whole project is done. I still have yet to make the petticoat; I wanted to have the circumference of the skirt …

The Underrated Awesomeness of 1930s Fashion

The 20th Century is an era that most people know something about, regarding the fashion. A large percentage of the population today (myself included) was born in the 20th century, and we have a lot of popular media portrayals of the various decades. People often have a vague idea of the flapper fashion of the …

Update: 1912 Dress Final Sketches!

It's still been a little while since my last post, I know. End of year activities and graduation and such have kept me quite busy! I've had a little free time lately so there are some updates. First of all.... I ordered the 1913 corset pattern! YAY! I went with this one from Old Petticoat …