Now Taking Orders!

Looking on the bright side…cancelled events have opened some fall/winter slots for custom gown and corset orders here! If you ever craved a Lily Absinthe look, now is the time. In-person fittings and fabric perusal both in LA and in Tombstone! I’ll also have fantastic dress lengths of silks and cottons for sale, along with some great ready-to-wear gowns and hats. Planning to be in Tombstone this Fall and Winter? Pm me and stop by The Dressmaker’s Cottage for some tea and dress chat!

Rumor has it that I’ll be “in town” November 5-7 and again two weeks after that…we’ll be splitting our time between LA and Tombstone until March.



Checking All The Details…

When you slouch to do a hat check but the darned thing is so tall.😄



In The Quantocks…

Casual day on the Quantocks, 1880s version.

 



Scandalous…

Returning to the drawing room after the ball in something casual…you know, like a tea gown. Scandalous…😄



And More At The Atelier…

The portrait doesn’t show her hem, so I made something up…today is bodice construction day! Five days to finish everything so I’m not sewing on the plane.
Um, like I usually do. Yes, it’s off to London! 😄

And here’s a full version of the portrait- Louise Jopling by John Everett Millais which was painted in 1879:

John Everett Millais, Portrait of Louise Jopling, 1879; National Portrait Gallery

And lady herself, Louise Jopling: