All the 2015 Things!

Well, another costuming year has come and gone.  Last year, my journey took me from 1840 to 1950.  A 110 year adventure!  And what a fun, entertaining, exciting, experimental, growing, learning, stretching, out-of-my-comfort-zone time it was!!

I didn't know if I was going to do a "Year in Review" post, but after chatting with my boys about what I do and why I do it, I thought that it would be a good thing to do.  So many times when I finish a project, it is immediately onto the next one as the last project is done and I am craving the making, creating and the realizing of all the ideas that have been swirling around in my mind for the next project that has elbowed its way to the forefront of my mind!  I often times forget at the end of the year how many items I truly did make and complete in the span of the year.

So, here I go!

I started off the year with making a Natural Form Wedding Dress and 

ended the year with making a 1950s Pencil Dress that I think Mrs. Claus would have thought fun and exciting to wear!

Oh and can I just say how much I am LOVING PicMonkey!!???  It totally makes my OCD, first born, perfectionist's heart so incredibly beyond happy!!  It is another reason that I chose to do a Year in Review post...I got to be as OCD as I wanted!!

Bwahahahahahaha!!

All the Things 2015

Dresses

Mrs. Pryde's Late NFE Wedding Dress

Link to inspiration dress:  CK Hall

Rogelio Egusquiza Barrena Painting Dress

Port Townsend Victorian Festival Ball

Painting: Wikigallery

The Wearing the 1896 FIT Sailor Dress

Extant Dress:  The Museum at FIT

1920s Salmon and Black

Extant Dress:  Source

Clara L. Campbell

Skirt image:  Wearing History

1920s Basketball Uniform

Inspiration Image:  witness2fashion

Grape Soda Dress

Dress Inspiration:  Truly Victorian

1916 Wearing History Jacket

Skirt Inspiration Image: Dress Making Research

1940s Mourning Dress

Inspiration Dress:  The MET

1930s Fall Suit

1950s Christmas Card #1

Dress Inspiration:  no excus

1950s Christmas Card #2

See Above Link for blog post...

Hats, Cloches, Toques and A Tiara

Hats that were made from Inspiration

L to R

1840s Bonnet Inspiration: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 

1840s Mourning Bonnet

Edwardian Hat Inspiration:  A Victorian Passage in Time

Clara L. Campbell Edwardian hat

1916 Fur Hat Inspiration:  Found in Mom's Basement

1920s Cloche Inspiration:  No longer available (I haven't written a blog post about this cloche, but will in the future)

1950s Ermine Pillbox Inspiration:  N/A

Christmas Card Dress #1

1950s Black Curly Lamb Pillbox Inspiration:  eBay

1950s Pillbox Hat Tutorial

Hats that were made without direct inspiration

L to R

1920s Cloche:  Black and Salmon Gatsty and Gangsters

1930s Straw:  1930s Fall Suit

1885 Flowerpot Hat:  Port Townsend Saturday day

1920s cloche:  1920s Basketball Uniform (scroll almost all the way to the bottom)

First Bustle hat:  Grape Soda Dress

House of White Star Tiara

The Underwear

Underwear from inspiration

T to B

1840s Corset Inspiration: The MET 

1840s Mourning Gown

1840s Quilted Petticoat Inspiration:  The MET

1840s Petticoats

1916 Petticoat Inspiration:  The MET

Underwear made without direct inspiration

L to R

Edwardian Corset Cover:  HUGE Edwardian hat and ruffled corset cover

First Bustle bustle

1840s Corded Petticoat:  1840s Petticoats

Bits, Bobs and Fun Things

1920s Award Ribbons

Image on Left: Marie Antoinette's Playhouse

Image on Right:  Fleaing France Tumblr

Royal Family Orders Round 2

Princess Alice of Teck:  Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomat

Well, there we have it!  What a fun and exciting year I had in 2015.  Not just the costuming part of it but the whole of the year in general.  Some of the events were sad, heartbreaking and hard to be in the midst of.  For the most part though, I loved every bit of it!

Here's to a fun filled, joyful, creative, prosperous, totally AWESOME 2016!!

Be Blessed my friends!

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