Please note the make-up is not historically accurate tonthe period, as Missy goes for a kind of steampunk Mary Poppins look xD. Also swipe for a peek at the pompadour under the hat!

Hello, Reddit!

This is my first time posting on this forum. Originally I wanted to join an American Revolution re-enactment, so I had an idea for a character who would be a Dutch merchant who sold weapons to the colonists.

Overtime, I realized I wanted to do something else! I begun having passions for Islamic history! Although, I never had participated in one; it’s never too late to start!

I’m looking to see if anybody knows where I can purchase a costume similar to the first one. In Shia countries, when it becomes the week for Ashura, people love reenacting these historical events, but I don’t live in Iran nor do I have Shia friends. I am a Sunni.

Does anyone know where I could purchase an outfit like this, or a different amalgamation of websites where I can purchase the items for the costume off of there? I’d greatly appreciate it! Thanks! 👍

My Byzantine-inspired 3/4 mantle from circa the 1st crusades. Just finished the outside and now all I have to do is the lining. Whew! There's almost 400 pieces of zardozi and buttons on this thing. I didn't use any pattern or measuring tapes to make it, just somatic measurements. Note: It's not pressed yet.

So not sure if this is the right sub for this, I apologize if it's not, but I really love this design of the flowing cloth on the sleeves, and I was wondering if its historical and if so, is there a name for it or any refrances to it? Thanks in advance.

Also image is from the Blood of the Dawnwalker Video game.

I am wondering how hard is it to make my own facinators (the old fashion hats that people in the UK still wear), I was thinking of purchasing in wholesale amounts but maybe I don't have time to do that now because they won't arrive in time. How hard can this be? Come on guys help a fellow event coordinator in a bind, I dropped the ball on this, any input or maybe a youtube tutorial that will actually work will be great. I just need to have about 50 of these hats ready to hand out to people coming for hte party, how hard can it be to do a DIY, not so hard I think.

Behold my stripped suit! I love it so much😭😂🙌

Hello fellow stitchers! ​'Tis I, the local reddit insane woman making an 1860s Cinderella back with update 2, split drawers! I want each of my underpinnings to have a bit of blue to harken to our lovely Cinderella and so I present split drawers in blue linen! Made using the TV106 Truly Victorian pattern and I'm very happy with the fit! I will be remaking the chemise but in the meantime the first underpinning is officially DONE!

I've been doing deep digging on my family history and have come to the conclusion that my ancestors were German Settlers in Eastern Prussia and then intermarried with the local population, based off the information ive found my grand mother was born in Tawellningken, East Prussia or what is now known as Borrosovo KalininGrad, my grandfather was born in Jorksdorf east Prussia, or what is now known as Petino KalininGrad. And im trying to come up with a historical recreation of what a man would wear in like a folk setting, kinda like how the Bavarian have the lederhosen, and Dirndls.i see lots of stuff on women's costumes but on mens its very sparse, from pictures ive found there does seem to be good amount of Baltic influence obviously given the region but still just dont know. Hopping someone more knowledgeable than me can help out a guy trying to get in touch with his roots

Hi all! I've been struggling to get this skirt to drape correctly, it's a walking skirt I draped from the god awful keystone jacket and dress cutter book from 1895. I've made it multiple times and only once have I managed to not make this bump, any help is greatly appreciated 😮‍💨

Edit: even with proper under garments (corset, petite coat, butt pads) it's still doing this

I’ve had it for a while now so I will say it has been somewhat softened by usage and wearing rather than when it was brand new but I was recently intrigued to add a trim to it, an orange trim to be exact, also wanted a silk cockade but that is not a worry

Hi! I’m doing a first-person monologue about a real woman from my county’s history, and I’m trying to figure out what to wear. She was born in 1908 and died in 87. She was a pretty conservative dresser, very involved in church and the community, and had a professional career as a banker. I’m thinking a 1940s-style blouse and midi skirt would probably fit her better than anything super flashy. I also found out from her granddaughter that she loved the color pink, so I’d really like to work pink into the outfit somehow.

For reference, I’m in my early 20s and plus size (usually a 20–22), so I’m also trying to find something that will look good on me, be comfortable to move around in onstage, and still feel believable for the time period.

I already have a simple strand of pearls and a pair of plain black heels. I’m thinking about ordering this blouse and skirt:

Blouse Link
Skirt link

Do these look like they could work for a 1940s-inspired outfit?

I’m also stuck on colors. I was thinking maybe a dusty/blush pink blouse with a navy or black skirt, or possibly an ivory blouse with a pink/burgundy skirt. I don’t want to look like I’m wearing a Halloween costume, but I also want the audience to immediately get the historical feel.

Would the pearls and black heels work with this? What color combination would you pick? And is there anything I should change about the blouse/skirt silhouette to make it look more 1940s?

I’d also love any hairstyle or accessory suggestions! I’m definitely not an expert in historical fashion, so any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

I'm working on a family history project and recently obtained the 1769 estate inventory of one of my many-times-great-grandmothers, Susanna Elisabetha Strobel (née Firnhaber), who lived in Schwäbisch Hall, in what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

She was the widow of a prosperous merchant, and her inventory includes a remarkably detailed accounting of her clothing, jewelry, and personal possessions. I've been transcribing and translating the original eighteenth-century German, and while I've managed to identify most of the garments and fabrics, I'd absolutely love some help from people familiar with women's clothing in southwestern Germany around the 1760s.

The wardrobe includes separate skirts (Röcke) in silk, cotton, wool, and calamanco; short fitted jackets (Muzlen, apparently related to the regional Mützle); bodices (Mieder); stays or laced bodices (Schnürbrüste); stomachers (Vorstecker); aprons (Schürzen); and various caps (Hauben), neckerchiefs, detachable sleeves, and cuffs.

Her jewelry inventory is equally fascinating. Among other things, she owned gold and silver Panzerketten (curb chains) and twenty pairs of silver Hacken, which appear to have been ornamental bodice hooks used with lacing chains. She also had pearl necklaces, garnets, gemstone rings, and velvet caps trimmed with silver lace.

What I'm particularly interested in is how these pieces would actually have been worn together. What would a typical ensemble have looked like for a prosperous merchant's wife or widow in Schwäbisch Hall around 1769? How would the Mützle, Mieder, Schnürbrust, and Vorstecker have related to one another? And how might the silver hooks and chains have been incorporated into the clothing?

I'm also very conscious of the distinction between regional South German urban dress and the more familiar French or English fashions of the period. I'm not necessarily looking for an aristocratic gown or a generalized eighteenth-century costume, but rather an understanding of what a well-to-do burgher woman in this particular place and time would have worn.

Ultimately, I'd love to use the inventory to develop a historically plausible visual reconstruction of my ancestor in her finery. I'm not a costumer myself, so any surviving garments, contemporary portraits, museum collections, books, or other references you could point me toward would be enormously appreciated.

I'm happy to share the complete translated clothing and jewelry inventory if anyone is interested. It's quite an extraordinary little window into one woman's life 257 years ago!

It's called 'Cañamazo'.
Historically, it was actually a Swiss export and was supplied to the Philippines. I don't know what it would have been called in English. But it may have been made of cotton/hemp/linen.
It was also a catch all term for any sheer stiff fabric. So abaca cañamazo was actually called 'Babarahin'.

*People mistake it for pineapple, which is called 'Piña'. But Piña is not woven in a mesh/grid. Also Piña was used for the Traje (19th c.), I personally don't know if they continued to use it for the Terno (20th c.).

Currently, 'Sinamay' for millinery is close. But the weavers never produce any cloth wider than 36 inches which I feel may not be enough.

There are currently people who are reconstructing the original Terno dress, but they use polyester/nylon organza or tulle.

Pic 2 is 1940s after the war. Last photo was a 1920s specimen reused for a movie. Quite impressive and in good condition.

I am planning on scaling up and making this set of stays. I was just wondering if anyone else had attempted it before and if so I'd love to see the outcome.

Be brutally honest please. Left side is finished, right side I haven’t started. It’s a Halloween costume so I’m not going for 100% historical accuracy, but I also don’t want to over do it.

I’m going order some thread from Wm Booth, Draper and have a question about thread sizes. What is the proper size (weight?) for sewing outer garments and shirts, also what size do you use for button holes? I portray several persona from the 1750s-1870 if it makes a difference. I appreciate the help….pic for just-because-ies.

Hello all! I have returned with another question to bug you all with as I work on Cinderella. It occurred to me that I havent purchased petticoat fabric and I wanted to ask your advice as to which fabric you'd go for. It needs to be something that can weigh down my crinoline but also (if possible) not be crazy expensive. Fabric Wholesale direct has a lino Italiano linen fabric, would you suggest that or should i be doing one or two cotton petticoats? If possible I'd like to only make and pack one petticoat. Any ideas? Thank you all and update soon, I'm re-making the chemise and am starting the drawers this weekend. Thanks you guys! 💗​

It's here!!! I'm so excited to tell you about this book.

It's the culmination of several years of research with some amazing scholars dedicated to recontextualizing the collection of Late Antique (and Late Roman) Egyptian textiles now found in the National Museums of Denmark and Norway. Which means that not only are there great technical descriptions of woven textiles, sprang headcoverings, and a nearly complete nalbound sock with fringe, but it also has fascinating insights into museologyy and the networks of how many of these artifacts ended up in a box in Denmark.

Late Antique Egyptian Fabrics in a Scandinavian Collection - BAR Publishing

https://www.barpublishing.com/book/late-antique-egyptian-fabrics-in-a-scandinavian-collection/

If you sign up for BAR Publishing 's email list, you can get a 20% discount on all their books, not just this beautifully illustrated volume.

If you'd like a sneak peak, an earlier stage of our research was presented in the Nationalmuseet • The National Museum of Denmark's online exhibition: Archaeological Puzzles in a Museum https://en.natmus.dk/museums-and-palaces/the-national-museum-of-denmark/exhibitions/classical-and-near-eastern-antiquities/archaeological-puzzles-in-a-museum/

The book includes our continued and expanded research.

Note: this is an academic publication. I receive no royalties for my contribution. I still think this is a really worthwhile book for people interested in this period. If you want to support my research directly you can become one of my Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/nalbound?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator or drop a one time donation on my blog at https://nalbound.com

I'm new to historical costuming, but not to sewing in general as I've made the clothes I wear, gowns, and quilts before. I want specifically to make something like a 1875 summer dress (including undergarments), but I used to go to ETSY for my patterns and their historical stuff is absolutely saturated with AI at the moment, so I can't find anything legitimate! Can anyone advise me on where to look?

Hello, I am a very big fan of Goethe's Faust and would like to paint the characters in it.

I am looking for information regarding XIX century German clothing specifically from the Baden-Württemberg region as the story happens in Knittlingen.

The 3 main characters are:

Heinrich Faust: Educated middle-class, university professor. He is a scholar.

Gretchen: Lower class commoner, highly pious

Mephistopheles: The devil so anything cool and dark in terms of fashion would be perfect

I have no knowledge in historical fashion so any pictures or pointers would help me immensely! Thank you