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Costume Diaries: Viking market and the Rangers Apprentice Days at the Archeon.
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Tuesday, 26 May 2015. Viking market and the Rangers Apprentice Days at the Archeon. Due to circumstances my husband and I weren't looking forward to our first event of the year. We even thought of not going but our son really wanted to go. So ofcourse we went! Not much kids his age still voluntarily join their parents in the weird hobby living history basically is. So if the brat wants to go and it is humanily possible, you go. End of discussion (for us that is). Keeping an eye on the kids. A history of ...
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Costume Diaries: September 2014
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Wednesday, 10 September 2014. Book presentation of the Taste of the Middle Ages. One of the authors with a copy of the book. Signing books is hard work. The co-authors has to sign as well, ofcourse! Eindhoven Museum has always been a magical place for us. To be there again felt like coming home. Here I am sitting beside a late medieval Noble Lady. The company of friends and good food. Could life be any better? When we did demonstrations in the museum,. So this time as visitors we took our chance! Here ar...
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Costume Diaries: Romantic fashions at the Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag. Part 2 The Movie Costumes
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Friday, 20 March 2015. Romantic fashions at the Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag. Part 2 The Movie Costumes. I must admit I liked the original 19th century garments better. But this blog is for all movie costumes lovers out there! Original moviecostumes from Pride and Prejudice (1995). And Colin Firths wet shirt outfit. Nicole Kidmans red dress for Portrait of a Lady. What a tiny waist she had! The hats from Titanic. The hat that didn't make it to the silver screen. Dresses from Downton Abbey. A stitch in time.
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Costume Diaries: October 2014
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Thursday, 16 October 2014. Black bustle tail bodice inspiration. I am working really hard on my tail bodice and I could use some inspiration! A tail bodice from 1883,. Owned by the Metropolitan Museum. 1885's dress designed by Emile Pingat,. Owned by Philadelphia Museum of Ar. 1888's dress designed by Emile Pingat. Found the image on Pinterest, original source unknown. 1880's black silk and cut velvet dress,. Sunday, 5 October 2014. Black 1883's Bustle Tail Bodice. Yesterday I made the mock-up and this m...
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Costume Diaries: 1840's - 1860's jacket
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015. 1840's - 1860's jacket. I've been wanting a winter jacket/coat for my 1840's , 1850's and 1860's costumes for a long time. Although it wasn't a really cold day or cold winter for that matter. I was really cold in my costume so I really need that extra layer. The look I am going for is one I have seen in movies like A Christmas Carol a thousand times but unfortanetly movie costume aren't necessarily historically correct. 1860's paletot pattern by Period Impressions. My current plan...
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Costume Diaries: June 2015
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Wednesday, 24 June 2015. When I wore my black Victorian bustle costume last December. I was asked a lot by the public if it was mourning costume, others just assumed it was. Although it is completly black it was not intended to be a mourning costume. If it had been I would have done more research into the etiquette of mourning dress. Also I wasn't in mourning at that moment. Monday, 1 June 2015. Day at the Park, Capelle aan de IJssel. It's just one of the chores you "forget". About during the winter.
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Costume Diaries: 1880's Mourning Hat
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Wednesday, 24 June 2015. When I wore my black Victorian bustle costume last December. I was asked a lot by the public if it was mourning costume, others just assumed it was. Although it is completly black it was not intended to be a mourning costume. If it had been I would have done more research into the etiquette of mourning dress. Also I wasn't in mourning at that moment. Sorry for your loss. Lovely homage to your mother. 30 June 2015 at 14:00. 26 August 2015 at 09:34. View my complete profile.
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Costume Diaries: February 2015
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Thursday, 19 February 2015. Victorian Website is on-line! After a lot of hard work, most of it by my father, our Victorian website is on-line! For the moment it is in Dutch only. I am working on the translation into in English but my dad. Really needs a break from this project. The pictures are the most important part of the website and you don't need to be able to read dutch to enjoy them! So please visit: http:/ gracieuse.nl/. And feel free to leave a comment below, but please be kind! De Zwarte Zwaan,...
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Costume Diaries: May 2014
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014. Our first event this year Dag van het Park (Day of the Park) at Capelle aan de IJssel was blessed with beautiful weather and the company of friends. My son loves all, well most, creatures great and small. So he was really happy when he got a chance to hold Pjort,. The little owl from Stephan and Diana from http:/ www.widoeghe.nl/. I spend most of the day nalebinding socks. Ofcourse I was delighted when I got a chance to hold. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Costume Diaries: Projects on hold
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Tuesday, 12 May 2015. I am still working on various project, here is an update on some of them. The 1840's - 1860's coat project is on hold. The sceond mock-up model I made showed that I still needed a lot of changes to the pattern to make it work. I am putting aside for now. The 1880's hat has been finished and I have found some really nice hat decorations, some antique, some new. Hat decoration front idea. Hat decoration back idea. Nevertheless the hat still hasn't been decorated! I've been kinda down ...
