Civil war fashion

Since we help to host three Civil War balls in the South Carolina Upstate, we often get questions about what a Civil War ball dress looks like. Some folks think all you need is a Big Skirt and presto - an 1860s ball gown! Um, sorry folks - not quite! :) Think of how fashion works today. Can you immediately tell the different between a 1981 wedding dress and a 2011 wedding dress? Of course! But let's a say a Time Traveler from AD 2200 looks at a photo of Princess Diana and Princess Kate side…

Heroics in a hoopskirt.

In the early summer of 2017, I was commissioned by director Walcene Metayer and costume designer Rebecca Joy Lewis to create an authentic dress for the Civil War Era film The Fighting Road. It was …

TIME colorized some of the most iconic images of the Civil War

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Warm weather is here and for Civil War reenactors, it's time to bring out those sheer dresses! Wait, sheer dresses, you ask? The modest Victorians actually wore outfits that you could see through? Yes indeed! After all, what was there to see? Lots of undergarments, that's what! :) At the 150th Kennesaw reenactment fashion show, I kept cool in my light weight sheer! Reenactors are often asked in the summer time whether they are hot in their 1860s outfits. The answer is, if you are wearing the…

Рай нахожу я в безумье своем, бредом своим я счастлива.

Tageskleid um 1865 Ein typisches Rockmodell der späten Krinolinenzeit, das über einer elliptischen Krinoline getragen wird. Der weite Bahnenrock wird an jeder Naht in Falten gelegt und mit einem Taillenband eingefasst. Die ausladende Rückseite wird einige Zentimeter breit am Taillenband eingekräuselt. Der Rock hat eine wunderbare Weite von 4,62 m. Alle Größen in einer Packung (= Taillenumfang 50 - 110 cm). Tageskleid 1860er Jahre

Now’s the time to release ALL the wonderful photos of my 1860’s Ballgown! My photographer, Smile for Sophie Photography, is an absolute wonder! Her work is truly spectacular. Don’t you …

“Ensemble, 1870. The MET.”