From the Atelier – Our Design Philosophy
Our passion to help set the standard for reproducing late 19th Century garments begins with an understanding of all the details found in original/extant garments. Often, when we look at reproduction...
View ArticleA Day in Tombstone…
We finally made it into town and had a nice walkabout…it was nothing dramatic but it allowed us to wear some of our clothes. And yes, today I opted to wear the red dress!
View ArticleGood Morning from No. 11
Good morning! It’s Sunday in Tombstone and today is the big finale of weekend- more details on that soon…in the meantime, here’s a few pictures from yesterday. Yes, it was definitely red dress day!
View ArticleIn Tombstone, Part Deux
Well, we spent a good day in Tombstone- I was very busy as one of three judges for the costume contest which was sponsored by the Tombstone Vigilantes. We had a good time judging the contest, there...
View ArticleMid-1890s Style – One Dress
Mid 1890s styles are very easy to spot with their gigot sleeves and multi-gore skirts. We came across this circa 1895 dinner dress dress on the Augusta Auctions website, one of our go-to dress source...
View ArticleFrom the Atelier – What’s On…
Fall is definitely here, even in Southern California and that means the heat has backed off, the days are growing shorter, and the light is definitely different. It also means that we’re working on...
View ArticleFrom the Atelier – A Paisley Tea Gown
In a previous post, we looked at a paisley house dress/tea gown from the mid-1890s and noted that the paisley shawls that were a staple of 1850s-60s fashion would up being re-purposed into dresses...
View ArticleFrom the Atelier – What’s On 😎
We just want to apologize in advance for the somewhat intermittent nature of maintaining our blog but sometimes things get a bit more hectic in life that one would expect. Back in October we worked on...
View ArticleOff to No. 11 (Again)
Leavimg early in the am for three weeks at No. 11 for work, adventure, and sewing. Adam is joining us on the 20th, but until then…there will be chick food, Christmas movies, and hopefully a new bodice...
View ArticleFrom the Film Set – Billy the Kid (In Production)
We’ve been a bit out of touch lately with all the work on the film Billy the Kid by Michael Feifer– remote locations, no WiFi, 12-hour plus days, etc. have really been a major strain but we’ve finally...
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