I turned my living room into a photo studio last night. Photographing red fabric is hard! One red silk, one red velvet. While not perfect, the final shots are better than any I tried before without the setup. Completed outfits are part of my creative practice PhD #HistoricDress #MedievalDress

I have decided to make my research on medieval dress for the PhD open access. This includes the re-creations. I could pitch a book, but I don't want to. Making historical dress is of interest to many people. I think I'll create a video series with accompanying website. #MedievalSky #HistoricDress

1465 detail of Adoration of the Magi by Dieric Bouts the older. I took the photos in 2015 in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. Her dark blue dress is lined with grey fur, and look at the finely frilled edge of her pinned-up linen wimple. A shift peeks through at her neckline. #HistoricDress

I've made some progress on the yoke with the freshwater pearls. #HistoricDress #Making #MaterialEngagement #CreativePracticeResearch BTW, the colour is different IRL, the red has less of a blue tint. I find it impossible to take photos of reds, especially fabric.

I also enjoy that even in the imperial tunicella only indigotine can be proven, and that the silk was probably dyed with woad. (how often I wonder) Can't be proven, though, nor where the taffeta silk came from or where it was dyed. #HistoricDress

The silk doesn't look quite so bright any longer when dry. Example of extant narrow silk facing on 14th century fragment on woollen garment London find. Silk strip or facing normally held in place by series of running stitches along the inner edge and hem-stitched into place. #HistoricDress 🧵 2/6

1813 July Morning Walking Dress in Jane Austen style.
Woman at seaside wearing pale yellow walking dress. #regencyfashion #janeausten #historicdress
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1800-1815 ca. Unusual Skirt and Over Gown From Holland As Worn In Europe In Jane Austen's Lifetime. #janeausten #regencyfashion #suzilove #holland #historicdress #19thcenturydress
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Greensleeves Project update.
The wonderful Constance Mackenzie has begun work on Greensleeves' "peticotes of the best, the cloth so fine as might be"
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#earlymusic #tudor #tudors #earlymodern #historicdress #dresshistory #elizabethancostume

WIP-

fun fact I dabbled in fashion design in high school.

Seeing a lot of Neil Newbon’s outfits has sparked a bug in my brain about implementing historic clothing technique into modern fashion, leaning into size adaptability-

Of course it’s also inspired by BG3

#clothingdesign #historicdress

Our One Hour Dress research led to the 1917 Square Dress, a patriotic #WWI-time fabric saver. Dress made of six fabric squares of different sizes and one fastener or sash--another wartime resource saver. #dresshistory #fashion"/hashtag/fashionhistory" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fashionhistory #sewinghistory #fashion #historicdress

Lovely #vintageclothing #historicdress folk, I've just found a beautiful poss 50s/60s dress from a brand called Loren K Laurie in my local charity shop. It fits like a dream. I can't find anything about the brand online apart from a few items for sale. Wondering if anyone might have some info.

#History #HistoricDress #TopHat #TheMet

Dear Internet:

I have now been PHYSICALLY PRESENT in the SAME ROOM as the burial gown of Eleonora di Toledo!!!

#eleonoraditoledo #16thcenturyfashion #renaissancefashion #modaafirenze #palazzopitti #firenze #florence #fashionhistory #historicdress

Winter has come. I finished a cloak, got a beautiful new hat, and translated two 16th-century #gingerbread recipes.

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#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #medievalsky #historicdress #hat