Back in December, I participated in one of the Cosplay DC events, which was at the Woodlawn Mansion in Virginia. It was tough coming up with what to wear because I’d have an hour drive, maybe n...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2020/07/cosplay-dc-woodlawn-house-december.html
In November was Stephanie’s annual Pumpkin tea. This year instead of Regency, she went with Bustle era. I do not have a bustle, but I lucked out on Facebook and scored a bustle gown and an 1880...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2020/06/bustle-tea-november.html
I’m back for another one in my series “remember when we could go places and be near other people?” This also is a part of my “I’m now 7 month behind in my blogging so it’s good we hav...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2020/06/gunston-hall-november.html
Years ago while attending the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party, I saw a young girl wearing an A League of Their Own costume. Since it can be really hot in Orlando in the fall, it seemed li...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2020/01/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party.html
In June, Carolyn had one last costume party at the beautiful Capitol Hill house they had been renting for the last few years. We were very sorry to see Carolyn go, it was so nice having her in DC...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2020/01/carolyns-goodbye-party-june-2019.html
(I'm behind on updating events for the second half of the year, but you'll get some of that within.) I… pretty much did nothing this year. Ok, that’s not totally true, but going through ye...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2020/01/2019-costume-year-in-review.html
Next up, we are into May! Thanks to Janine and Ron babysitting for us, we were able to attend the Celestial Ball at Gadsbys Tavern. I was just a tad slow to realize that the ball was on… May th...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/09/celestial-ball.html
Gloria and I spent a day sightseeing in Salem. After our day, we headed back to the hotel to get dressed up to go to the CostumeCon social. I brought myy Anovos Trek dress because it was easy to ...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/08/salemcostume-con.html
Also this past spring, was the 2019 Francaise dinner. Doug and I were supposed to go and Janine and Ron were going to babysit for us… and then Elena got sick and I didn’t want to expose them ...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/08/francaise-dinner-2019.html
I only went to AwesomeCon for one day, but I had a great time. I got to hang out with Mike and Gloria and do a photoshoot with them, and I got some quality time in with Janine at the Princess Awe...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/08/awesomecon-2019.html
So Mike & Gloria of In the Long Run Designs have been doing this really cool project called the new Kit-Cat Portraits. When they were at the National Portrait Gallery in London, they saw a room o...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-new-kit-cat-club-photo-shoot.html
After Longwood Gardens, we headed to the DuPont Hotel for our tea. Kat was kind enough to let me use her room to change and also gave me a hairpiece which I used just for fun. This was butt...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/06/victorian-tea.html
Before the Victorian tea in Delaware at the DuPont Hotel, last January, a bunch of us went to Longwood Gardens. There was costumed photography but because I was baby-wrangling and tired, I just w...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/06/longwood-gardens.html
Back to costumes! We’re finally at the Christmas season! (And it’s only May of the next year! Progress!) These photos are from Caroline’s Victorian Christmas tea. I love her parties! Vic...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/06/victorian-christmas-tea-2019.html
Ok, I am in need of a happy post, so here we go! Stephanie’s (November) Pumpkin Tea this year was themed “Austenland,” and inspired by the movie. So costumes were encouraged to be less-than...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/05/austenland-tea.html
My friend Chelsea hosted a Historical Hogwarts themed tea this October (busy month, seriously!). Janine, Conley, and I carpooled down to Williamsburg to make a long day trip of it. Janine and ...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/05/historical-hogwarts-party.html
Apparently I never posted about this! So here belatedly is 2017 AwesomeCon! (I was looking for pics from it and realized it was missing!) AwesomeCon was in June in 2017. Despite being about 5 ...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2019/03/awesomecon-2017.html
So, as I posted recently, we did a summer shoot at the Portrait Gallery in August. These are a few misc photos shot my Mike from In the Long Run Designs. They are sort of fun because they show so...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/summer-shoot-at-portrait-gallery-part-5.html
So, as I posted recently, we did a summer shoot at the Portrait Gallery in August. Last but certainly not least, are the photos taken by Mike from In the Long Run Designs. (https://inthelongrun.w...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/summer-shoot-at-portrait-gallery-part-4.html
Well, I set myself a very short list for 2018 and I accomplished none of it. I’m not sure I’m so much in a slump anymore as much as just not having time. Working full-time and having a baby i...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-costume-year-in-review.html
So, as I posted recently, we did a summer shoot at the Portrait Gallery in August. These are the photos taken by Dan Arango Photography. I’ll also repost some of what I had said about my cos...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/summer-shoot-at-portrait-gallery-part-3.html
So, as I posted recently, we did a summer shoot at the Portrait Gallery in August. These are the photos taken by Justin Schneider of Rich and Strange Photography. I’ll also repost some of wh...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/summer-shoot-at-portrait-gallery-part-2.html
This past August, Gloria & Mike of In the Long Run Designs, organized a costumed photoshoot at the Portrait Gallery in DC. (https://inthelongrun.wordpress.com/ ) I wasn’t entirely sure what ...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/summer-shoot-at-portrait-gallery-part-1.html
Gloria and I tried to host a Georgian picnic at the start of June - “tried to” because the weather did not cooperate with us. We had planned to have it on the grounds of Montpelier Mansion in...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/georgian-picnic.html
Caroline held a Victoria Day party in May at her lovely Capitol Hill house. I was a bit late to it and as always I haven’t had sewing time and my Victorian wardrobe is not as deep as my 18th ce...
http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2018/12/victoria-day-party.html