Christina W.
Georgiana Cavendish was the Duchess of Devonshire during the 18th century. She was famous for her role in politics, fashion, and philanthropy. She was immortalized in film by Keira Knightly in the movie The Duchess in 2008. In the movie she wore a beautiful striped zone front robe a l’anglaise. As soon as I saw it, … Read more
As soon as I saw Snow White and the Huntsman in theaters this year, I knew I wanted to make Snow White’s dress! I found photos online of Colleen Atwood’s costume designs for the movie and mentally deconstructed them. I started by draping some cotton jersey on my dressform for the underdress lining. I used … Read more
When a very good friend of mine was a little girl, she always wanted the gold Belle ball gown, but she never got one. Now that we’re older, well, they don’t make Belle gowns for adults. So I decided to go about creating one for her in secret. But being the perfectionist researcher I am, … Read more
My 12 year old cousin wanted to be Alice in Wonderland for Halloween and I decided to do it right. I’m a person who researches everything and it has to be perfect. So I discovered that Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland in 1865 meaning that Alice would have had a laced up girls gown … Read more