by Ilse Gregoor | Aug 1, 2019 | Most Popular, Uncategorized
How often have you heard a version of these lines: “Oh gosh, that dress is so gorgeous. I wish I lived back then so I could wear that everyday!” or, “You don’t see things like that these day’s, something has gone wrong and we have to go back to the way...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 21, 2018 | Most Popular, Uncategorized
Whenever I make a new historical costume, I love researching everything about it. I want to know historical techniques, fabrics, styles and undergarments, so I can make my costume as historically accurate as possible. But let’s talk about that for a second:...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 21, 2018 | Most Popular, Uncategorized
the first record of the word “petticoat” was between 1375 and 1425. It comes from the two words pety and coote, literally meaning “a small coat,”. Originally it was used to describe a padded coat worn by men under armor for warmth, from the...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 4, 2018 | Most Popular, Uncategorized
When we want to learn about historic clothing, we immediately think of wide dresses of the rococo period, or the round crinoline dresses from the 1840’s. But what was underneath all those layers. Bra’s are a relatively new invention, and most people...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 4, 2018 | Most Popular, Uncategorized
The Stays or Corsets of the Regency era I am currently working on a new historic outfit, based on the very beginning of the nineteenth century empire period. A very interesting period, given the fact that it was a total change from the rococo dresses with grand...
