Recreating the Costume of Vere Egerton

The farthingale is coming along nicely. Will get a blog post up about it soon!

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Hi Everyone! Deepest apologies for why I've been so quiet on this blog recently! Things have been a bit hectic as I've been writing my dissertation and getting ready to move house which have ...

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After boning the corset (see my older posts for the previous stages in making the corset) the next stage was to ATTACH THE EYELETS. I had planned on using metal eyelets, however the more I though...

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Hello. I made this shift a while ago and have been meaning to do a post about it ever since. Sorry it has taken me so long! The shift is the item of clothing that would have...

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Things are starting to take shape...

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Hello everyone, corset update here that I've been meaning to do for a while!  After sourcing some nice linen from Leon's Fabric shop in Chorlton, I was able to cut out the pieces fro the...

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HI THERE! Sorry I've been away from the blog for a couple of weeks, I've been so busy with the costume I haven't found time to write about it! As I said in the last post I have been wanting to ...

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Hello! I've been busy making the corset toile recently. I didn't plan to make this first, however I love making corsets so found it hard to resist! The pattern is a standard Elizabethan/Jaco...

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Taking a break from sewing I visited the Gallery of Costume in Platt Field park along Oxford Road, just south of Manchester city center. This is a fantastic museum for costume and fashion, and h...

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Just got back from my first viewing of the portrait at the house. SHE'S LOVELY!  I've always been amazed by how much DETAIL there is on the portrait, and on the costume in particular, but havin...

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After a lot of thought about how to create this exhibition I have finally come to a conclusion. The costume will be quite abstract and consist of layers, the underwear, shift, farthingale and ...

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Before I could start any research into into the costume, I needed to pin point a date that the portrait was painted. I had been told the painting was early 17th century, however fashion changed ...

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I have been asked to put together a costume exhibition for Dunham Massey. In the summer the National Trust, alongside the Art fund, bought a portrait of Vere Egerton at Sotheby's. This portra...

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