Make a tax-deductible Custodian Patron donation using our secure online payment system. We accept online payment with Mastercard, Visa and American Express. Her current sewing project is 19 headpieces for T heater of the Apes Sub-Adult Division’s upcoming production of Animal Farm at the Tank in New York City.

Kandinsky, Klee & Other Bauhaus Artists Designed Ingenious Costumes Like You’ve Never Seen Beforeġ930s Fashion Designers Predict How People Would Dress in the Year 2000Īyun Halliday is an author, illustrator, theater maker and Chief Primatologist of the East Village Inky zine. And check out the 1913 patent application for Marie Perillat’s Bust Reducer, a miracle invention designed to “prevent flesh bulging while providing self adjustable, comfortable, hygienic support.”īegin with some of Costuming Diary’s historical sewing patterns before delving into its massive pattern collection board on Pinterest.īrowse a Collection of Over 83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Press someone else’s seams with a straightening iron (above), then kick back and enjoy the vintage ads, photos of antique garments, and the period information that often accompanies these how-tos. If you’re feeling less than confident about your sewing abilities, you might make like an upper-class Roman in an Ionian chiton.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Costume and Textiles Project has detailed downloadable PDFs to walk you through construction of such anachronistic finery as a 1940’s Zoot Suit, a 19th-century boy’s frock (above), and a man’s vest with removable chest pads (hubba hubba).Īn 1812 Ohio Militia Officer’s Coat from the Ohio Historical Society.Ī pair of Nankeen Trousers courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum.Ī bullet bra (hubba bubba redux!)-pair it with a 1940s Vogue hat and handbag and you’re ready to go!Ī Regency Drawn Bonnet and an Improved Seamless Whalebone Underskirt from E. ( “ Bring out yer dead! ”)įancy even more choices? Moltabocca’s Free Historical Costume Patterns Pinterest board is a veritable trove of dress-up fun. That link to the custom corset pattern generator may set you on the road to creating a perfectly fitted Viking apron or a good-for-beginners tunic. Click through the many links on her site and you may find yourself tumbling down a rabbit hole of some other cos-player’s generosity.

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