How to Make a Jeweled Stomacher
Using beads and crystals can give your costume a sparkle that no-one else has. Get started with this modern take on a Georgian stomacher.
2 commentsA Costumed Ball at Versailles
All dressed up with nowhere to go? Your 18th century gown would probably enjoy a nice trip to Versailles to party like the Sun King.
18th Century Women’s Dress 3
A straightforward overview of the basic styles of women's dress that dominated the first half of the 18th century.
Placemat Bergere Hats, Part 3
In the final instalment, Chantal shows how to make your own buckram crown and create a finished, functional hat.
Placemat Bergere Hats, Part 2
Making 18th century hats out of modern placemats? What about the crown? Here's how to add a soft silk crown, and a buckram option too.
18th Century Women’s Dress 2
Katy walks us through the undergarments and accessories that helped create the fashionable 18th century look.
I love 18th Century quilted petticoats but I really hate quilting. So here's how to fake an 18th century quilted petticoat convincingly.
18th Century Women’s Dress 4
Katy finishes her walk through of women’s fashion in the second half of the 18th century. Anglaises, francaises, redingotes...
18th Century Women’s Dress 1
Fashion is deeply connected with the socio-cultural world in which it arises. Katy explains some of the driving forces of the 18th c. world.