Historical clothing patterns

Are a fan of historical clothing or attend cosplay events or elaborate balls, you can make your own dress using a Victorian dress patterns. I have included patterns for daily wear as well as formal wear.

11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉 Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →

Publications by The School of Historical Dress, including the series Patterns of Fashion originally produced by Janet Arnold

Ok so you’ve this crazy idea in your head that you want to jump into the world of 18th Century living history as an actual participant, but where do you begin? Well before you fire up the Way…

Do you enjoy creating your own costuming for special events? Medieval dress patterns are great for creating fantasy dresses.

Nightgown, Ladies’ Home Journal- 1907

This is not an exaggeration! Have you ever wanted a really large and nice skirt that took little time to make, that was adjustable, and that looked really fancy? LOOK NO FURTHER. 18th century petti…

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