Period costumes

The costumes of 2019 transported audiences to whimsical places in the heart and mind. Ahead, a look at some of the year’s most eye-popping, heartstring-tugging designs, from a romantic Victorian ensemble to a pair of well-worn 1930s-era shoes.

Over the years I have been asked about a variety of problems within historical costuming – and how to avoid them. I have already written a few posts on different aspects such as the look, f…

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Layers of a 1500-1550’s dress by TzarinaRegina

Gentle Meg, headstrong Jo, delicate Beth, pretty Amy- the March sisters of Little Women are as clearly drawn and ripe for ‘Which one are you?

Caul and band sewn and worn inside out. Last time, I had showed you the toile of a dormeuse cap I am making up, sans any sort of gathering or pleating on the "wings". This post will lead you through the first part of cutting out and constructing the cap. My actual dormeuse design is more complex than the toile: it's a silk gauze version of the extant linen cap we saw in the last post. I will certainly add a ribbon around it to decorate it. I have read available accounts of cap-making online…

Period Patterns sewing pattern number 41 Italian Renaissance Gowns, circa 1470 - 1505 Includes Misses' sizes 6 - 20 Pattern condition: Uncut, factory folded, complete with instructions, historical notes and illustrations. ~ Item for sale is a sewing pattern, not a finished garment ~ Women's Italian Renaissance Gowns, c. 1470-1505, provides patterns for 7 gowns and 1 tabard. Two have split skirts. underskirts, and stomachers, to fake an underdress. The underskirts and stomachers can be left…

For a costume designer, Lark Rise To Candleford is an interesting project to work on. The research beforehand means I get to spend hours looking at photographs and paintings of the period. It's a part of the job I particularly enjoy. For this fourth series of Lark Rise To Candleford I spent f...

CAST: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam, Gabrielle Anwar, Callum Blue, Henry Cavill, Henry Czerny, Natalie Dormer, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Nick Dunning, James Frain, Kristen Holden-Ried, Steven Waddington; DIRECTED BY: Charles McDougall, Steve Shill, Ciaran Donnelly, Brian Kirk, Alison Maclean; Features: 11" x 17" Packaged with care - ships in sturdy reinforced packing material Made in the USA SHIPS IN 1-3 DAYS

Birmingham Rep production of Elizabeth Rex, 2002. Costume worn by Stephanie Beacham