Research: Edwardian Ribbon Corsets Part II
Continuing the research of the ribbon corset and it’s variants, I have stumbled across the earliest mention I have yet found. All my research in this installment is taken from Google Books. The...
View ArticleResearch: Edwardian Ribbon Corsets Part III
Continuing the series of period mention of ribbon corsets. The first installment included all newspaper mentions I could find. The second included information found on Google Books from the 1890s to...
View ArticleSept 1904- Mrs Ralston’s Chat About Autumn Clothes
This comes from the September 1904 issue of the Ladies Home Journal. What is most fascinating about this article, to me, is the sheer volume of the skirts of this year. Because the author knew she was...
View ArticleSeptember 1904- The New Coats and Wraps
I have another lovely page from the Ladies Home Journal. This one from September, 1904. If you didn’t see it already, check out the prior post for more detailed description of the autumn fashions for...
View Article1908 Thanksgiving Recipes
It’s nearly time for one of the biggest holiday meals of the year, and every year around the holidays I start thinking about what sort of meals our predecessors enjoyed. While many families and...
View ArticleOctober 1908 “Corsets Stella”
An Primary Source Example of Variety and Bust Support in Edwardian Corsets For the 1908 Project, the most obvious place to start is with the corsets. For costuming, we always say to dress from “the...
View ArticleMore French Corsets, October 1908
Another quick little look at corsets from 1908. This first example would have been quite risqué at the time and i find it interesting that American advertisements, even if showing essentially the same...
View ArticleFrench Fashions from October, 1908
It has been a while since I posted anything for the 1908 project! This happens to be the month of the Femina issue I had scanned in, so luckily these three pages were just waiting for me to share! I...
View ArticleMaking a Vacation Hat- May, 1905
If there’s one skill that seems to be a historical mystery in terms of costume and dress, it might be millinery. How did they create those light-as-air, diaphanous, incredible, Edwardian hats? Luckily...
View ArticleEliza 1910s Dress Pattern- Finally with Photos!
After quite a challenging late Spring and busy summer, I have finally finished up my sample for the pattern that came out earlier this year! This is from the “Eliza 1910 Dress Pattern”. This pattern is...
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