The Camille gown is Tissot-inspired and here it is in our garden today; just another cotton frock. 🙂

The Camille gown is Tissot-inspired and here it is in our garden today; just another cotton frock. 🙂

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. 🙂

I left the house this morning for Costume College all put together in pleatastic flouncy perfection…then I crammed myself and my bustle in the car and it all went to h*ll! 🙂

Poor Angus, he did not like being left behind as I sent out the doot to Costume College. Poor dude…

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….