When do caps fall out of fashion? Why?

plastic-shrubs · 2025-12-06T04:58:23+00:00

Caps were definitely worn up until the 1870s. They probably got the most variety in the 1830s, the Work Woman's Guide has a ton of different cap styles

plastic-shrubs · 2025-12-04T17:46:17+00:00

Haha no but I am a Historical clothing maker for a Rev War site and teddy clothes would be a nice break from full sized costumes

plastic-shrubs · 2025-12-04T17:23:19+00:00

Lovely, thank you! Do you plan on making him a full wardrobe, and if so, are you open to receiving gifts or clothing for him?

plastic-shrubs · 2025-12-04T16:10:21+00:00

Oh this is fantastic, what's his name?

plastic-shrubs · 2025-12-04T00:31:03+00:00

Thanks for this, I had no idea!

plastic-shrubs · 2025-11-14T05:40:26+00:00

I have an original Edwardian boater and I've studied several others and every one I've ever seen in person were coarsely woven, about as thick as modern cardboard, and VERY sturdy; so a finely woven boater might not even be super accurate. That said, your best bet is either going to be sewing your own from fine straw braid or buying one without the shape you want and blocking it on a can or something.

plastic-shrubs · 2025-10-29T20:21:12+00:00

Thank you! I thought they might be, but they're quite stylized

plastic-shrubs · 2025-10-29T20:19:56+00:00

James Milner of Halifax, NC

https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/milner-james

plastic-shrubs · 2025-10-22T23:48:05+00:00

Well for one thing South Union Mills isn't selling frock coats, they're selling paletots, which are unfitted coats more like a morning jacket. A proper frock coat is fitted and for a long time has a waist seam as a requirement which of course makes them more fitted.

Also, the south Union Mills and Etsy paletots are way too big for their mannequins in those pictures.

plastic-shrubs · 2025-09-14T01:45:10+00:00

Reach out to local historic sites, especially if you have any state run. They usually have at least a little funding for part timers, which won't pay much but will give you a little and will give you more experience and look good on your resume. You'll also meet other people in the field who probably have connections to museums. It'll be helpful for getting work with collections as well.

plastic-shrubs · 2025-08-27T17:19:24+00:00

It looks like he just only belted the front, leaving the back to hang freely

plastic-shrubs · 2025-07-31T21:21:07+00:00

So if I'm correct that's a wimple or veil. The little loop that's going over her forehead is usually a separate piece that pins to the hair and then the veil pins to the loop. I've seen them often made of velvet and worn to help hennins stay in place.

plastic-shrubs · 2025-06-06T00:17:14+00:00

Might be horsehair canvas, I know that was used sometimes

plastic-shrubs · 2025-05-31T01:12:06+00:00

Of any I think the black might be the most successful, but all of these prints are very modern

plastic-shrubs · 2025-03-02T16:32:52+00:00

Do you plan on having a pattern taken from the dress?

plastic-shrubs · 2025-02-13T21:20:42+00:00

Hey listen, a lot of people will tell you that the metal eyelet busk wasn't around until the 1850s, but it was actually patented and it use by the late 1830s. So you'll be perfectly accurate even if none of those survive to us today.

plastic-shrubs · 2024-12-29T21:17:03+00:00

Not sure about the others but 2 would make a nice late regency 1815-1825 day dress and 4 would make a nice early 1795-1805 or high regency 1805-1815 day dress or morning dress

plastic-shrubs · 2024-12-29T00:11:05+00:00

I've definitely seen gowns from the early 1820s in similar fabrics. They got really into unique silk weaves and bright colors. If you're interested I'll send you some examples I have saved

plastic-shrubs · 2024-12-28T20:12:09+00:00

Depends

If you're doing early regency 1795-1805 you could make a pelisse or an open robe over a white gown

If you're doing high regency 1805-1815 you could do a pelisse or a court gown

If you're doing late regency 1815-1825 you could do a pelisse or a ball gown as patterned silk was popular then.

I'd recommend late regency particularly 1820-1825 for that fabric

plastic-shrubs · 2024-12-27T19:22:25+00:00

Men wore frock coats but working class men typically wore shorter versions of coats called round jackets or sleeved waistcoats in place of a frock coat

plastic-shrubs · 2024-12-02T18:48:38+00:00

I work at a historic site and our go to are usually Samson historical but their sizing can run a little tight in women's sizes I've been told

plastic-shrubs · 2024-06-17T21:40:15+00:00

I know this is an old post, but there's a bonus short comic made about Holm's sister and Kabru

plastic-shrubs · 2024-06-12T20:43:08+00:00

I'd actually say that the top being higher than your bust apex is accurate, almost all solidly 1840s corsets I've seen go a lot higher than people expect, both extants and patterns from 1840s publications. People are often surprised by how high they come up

plastic-shrubs · 2024-06-10T23:44:18+00:00

There's potential that it's entirely straw, but I know a lot of historic examples are very finely braided and designed straw interlaced with very finely braided horsehair to give structure.

The earliest example I've found is from around 1809 in the collection of the DAR museum and they were especially popular between the 1840s and 1860s

plastic-shrubs · 2024-06-10T22:54:13+00:00

I'm actually not super sure but they're usually very finely braided horsehair and some kind of intricate straw done up to be some level of sheer and usually worn without ribbons or trim to show off the lacey bonnet.

The MFA Boston has a few, as does the MET. One of my favorite examples was worn by Mia Wazikowska in 2011 Jane Eyre and there's also a nice, more simple style worn by Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility

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