18th century costume

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Riding a horse in eighteenth-century England was an activity enjoyed by both men and women : “Men and women alike rode for pleasure” (Olsen, 1999, 148). But the latter did not enjoy this exercise t…

During the Costume Design course I took at ifs Cologne in 2014/2015, probably my favourite class was the costume reproduction class. My 8 classmates and me each picked a (historical) movie that centered around the topic of love triangles and chose a costume from it to reproduce. The movie I ended up choosing was "The Duchess", directed by Saul Dibb and starring Keira Knightley in the lead. I chose it for one because I LOVE 18th century fashion, that has been my favourite silhouette for...

Polonaise. Marie Antoinette era informal costume in France.

Last week I showed you the pictures, today we are looking under the skirt: I am going to explain how I created my dress: is it historical? Who am I supposed to be? If you dare to read until the end, you will be able to impress even the most blasé of your friends with...

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18th Century Bodice Pattern I drafted this bodice pattern for my Robe à l’Anglaise back in 2017 and recently reused and tweaked it a bit, since there were some issues with my first version. Read about that in my new blogpost 🙂 You can download version 2.0 of this 18th century bodice pattern down below… Read More 18th Century Bodice Pattern

Every year people will be confused about what to wear for both their kids and themselves. As a big fan in rococo style, I would like to introduce you a fresh costume idea for halloween: the Marie Antoinette dress. Marie Antoinette was a queen of England during the 18th century. And during her reign, she loved wearing rococo dresses which brought the fashion of rococo style as well. The dresses were made of high quality fabric and gorgeous design. The application of more brighter colors and…

This is a page from the Eyewitness series book on fashion, the book that got me interested in historical fashion as a child.