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Ever wonder why women dress how they do when horseback riding? Curious as to the history of equestrian gear? Here is a quick history of ladies' riding habits from the archives of Reconstructing History.
Learn MoreEver wonder how the frock coat came to be? Wonder why late Victorian frock coats look nothing like late 17th century frock coats? Here is a quick history of the frock coat from the archives of Reconstructing History.
Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. We're up to fittings
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Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Kass makes a lovely Jacobean jacket from RH201
Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. In this episode our heroine makes a soft ruff.
Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. We're up to attaching the bodice to the skirt.
Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Lets make some skirt!
Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
Learn MoreBeing a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Kass plans an outfit that goes with what she is, a merchant.
Learn MorePatterns have only been commercially available since the late 19th century when companies began to produce patterns intended for homemaker use. But the history of patterns stretches far back through the centuries. As apprentices, tailors learned how to take a customer's measurements and draft the pieces that would make up the clothing to be constructed. The patterns a tailor made during his apprenticeship would often stay with him throughout his entire career. Needless to say, patterns were closely-guarded commodities and were not shared for fear of losing business.
Learn MoreA survey and discussion of genre art of the period 1660-1680 in order to get a good picture in my head of the types of clothing worn by common women in this time period
Learn MoreA reconstruction of the bodys or corset worn by the effigy of Elizabeth I in Westminster Abbey
Learn MoreAn overview of fashionable women's clothing in the Jacobean period, 1603-1620s.
Learn MoreFashionable Men's clothing in the Jacobean period
Learn MoreFashionable women's clothing in the Stuart period.
Learn MoreFashionable Men's clothing in the Stuart period.
Learn MoreFashionable Women's clothing in the English Civil War period.
Learn MoreFashionable Men's Clothing in the English Civil War Period.
Learn MoreFashionable Women's Clothing in the Restoration Period.
Learn MoreFashionable Men's Clothing in the Restoration period.
Learn MoreAn analysis of the clothing of the early to mid-17th century (1620s-1650s) based on the depictions of common women in genre art.
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