Dickens dress

1860s "Dickens Fair" Victorian day dress reproduction. ~ American Duchess

Last Saturday I went to the Dickens Christmas Fair and wore my 1850s silk plaid dress. Here I am on the streets of “London” (photo by Laurie Tavan): I made the dress last season (and yo…

Dickensian - Martha Cratchit

Dickens dress - 2015

Hold on to your bonnets for a 2 part blog post on my $50 No-Sew Dickens Ensemble! Showing that you don’t have to sew or spend much to look fabulous at Dickens!

Abby and I think these gowns look rather like 1950s evening gowns before the sleeves go on and ruin everything! More 1830s goodness! All the other Gigot Girl Gang members were working diligently on their ensembles while I was in Europe. By the time I got

Please ignore the terrible background in these pictures... I made this dress in November 2012 to wear to the Great Dickens Christmas...

You may be wondering just what is in store for members of the Great Basin Costume Society. Well here are a few ideas to get you excited about the possibilities... Costumers Have Picnics... ...and look good doing it... "The Gatsby" 1920s themed picnic at Dunsmuir House, Oakland, put on by The Art Deco Society of California Costumers Like To Dance... Gaskells grand Victorian Ball, Oakland ...sometimes in fountains... Le Societe de Pique-Nique's "Egyptianesque" picnic at the Rosicrucian…

Darkest Green Civil War/Mrs Clause/Dickens dress/Christmas caroling dress. http://www.cumberlandriversutlery.com/darkest-green-satin-finished-taffeta-civil-war-cape-setdress.html

Last Saturday I went to the Dickens Christmas Fair wearing my new 1850s plaid silk dress. The bonnet is one I trimmed during a previous year, and I am wearing Tavistock button boots from American D…

It will be a tale of two cities during Dickens of a Christmas, when for a few hours on Tuesday downtown Spartanburg is transformed into Victorian-era England. Costumed carolers, walk-around charact…

Tailored Dickens costume cotton blends plaid bodice with green accent on sleeve cuffs and collar and matching skirt.

Silly me! I bought some fabric for this years Dickens Faire dress last week and thought about showing it to you today, but then I realized I never showed you the finished dress from last year! I'd say it ended up fairly close to the original design plan. Due to a time crunch (I finished this the night before the last day of costume approval!) I ended up using a simpler design for the sleeves and not trimming them. As dresses go it's quite plain, but given that I was going for middle class I…

This past Saturday was Ye Olde Fashioned Family Christmas celebration at my church and some of the members of We Wear History dressed up to add "atmosphere" to the event. The ladies attended as villagers who were out shopping and making merry and the gentlemen were Ebenezer Scrooge. One was his young not so jaded self, the other, the older "Scrooge" self. We also had a sweet Belle, Ebenezer's love interest in his youth. It was a really fun experience as we got to visit with people, watch…

Includes: One-piece high-quality Victorian Dress with faux off-white shirt attached (cotton tartan and cotton) High-quality cotton tartan Victorian one-piece dress with faux off-white cotton shirt attached Classic tartan pattern with the mix of navy blue, beige, brown and black Wide sleeves with off-white cotton cuff and lace trim attached Pretty satin sash on bodice forming [...]