American Duchess Manhattans, I love you so…how I wish I hadn’t forgotten that one button!! American Duchess are some of the best reproduction 19th Century footwear on the market today and the prices are reasonable. I highly recommend them. 🙂
Paul Poiret
Left Behind…
Poor Angus, he did not like being left behind as I sent out the doot to Costume College. Poor dude…
We Salute You, Charles Worth!
Today was a busy day for us at Costume College. For our class on Charles Worth, we brought two original Worth dresses from our collection: one an evening gown from the late 1880s – early 1890s and a wedding gown from the late 1870s. We’ll be posting more about soon, so in the meantime, we salute you Mr. Worth! 🙂
At the hotel bar after the class….
And It’s On!
Here’s a little promotion for Costume College. I’ve laid my suit out and I’m ready to go. It should be a lot of fun. 🙂
Getting Ready For Costume College…
It’s been a bit quiet here lately and I sincerely apologize- I’ve been furiously working on a series of presentations that I will be giving at Costume College. What’s Costume College? It’s an annual three-day costuming arts convention sponsored by the Costumer’s Guild West and it covers all periods and genres.
And if you attend my classes, you get these snazzy ribbons for your convention badge…
Last year, I gave a presentation on Paul Poiret entitled “The King of Fashion: The World of Paul Poiret” which gives an overview of his early career and I had such a fun time with it that I decided to reprise it again for 2018 and it scheduled for Friday, July 27 at 3:30 pm. But wait, there’s more…
Also on Friday, July 27 at 12:00, I will also be giving a presentation on Charles Worth, entitled “Man-Milliner: The World of Charles Worth” which will give an overview of his career. Finally, on Saturday, July 28 at 9 am, I’ll be giving a presentation in Elsa Schiaparelli entitles “Shocking: The World of Elsa Schiparelli.” Stay tuned for more!
