by Ilse Gregoor | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
They say wisdom comes with the ages, and they have got a point. These days we may think we know everything, but there are a few things that the Victorians knew that we seem to have forgotten. That is not to say that things used to be better in the good old days. (read...
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 | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week I told you about my plans for making a Robe a la Francaise. And a historical costume is nowhere without the proper undergarments. So today I’m working on my new stays. (also, sorry for the bad quality of photo’s in this post, I was working on...
by Ilse Gregoor | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Like I mentioned in this post, about historical accuracy, how far you want to take historical accuracy is entirely up to you. But if you want your historical garment to look as historically accurate as possible, fabric choice is a big part of that. It is also the most...
by Ilse Gregoor | Oct 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the past years, I researched historical clothing a lot, and I plan to do even more so in the years to come. But in my research, the focus is almost always on women’s fashion. (And more specifically on the women’s wear of the upper classes) To a lesser extent, I’ve...
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:...
