Romantic Era Costumes History

Slip into this dress and transport yourself back to a time of princesses and knight tournaments. The Anna-Kaci Renaissance Peasant Maiden Boho Inspired Cap Sleeve Lace Trim Dress blends a variety of textures and airy fabrics to create an exquisite gown perfect for recreating gypsy ensembles or a vintage inspired everyday look. Perfect for costumes, everyday wear, or even as a wedding dress! Located in beautiful California, Anna-Kaci is a trendy modern fashion company dedicated to bringing high q... [Read More]

Sewing Pattern: LM125 - 1795-1817 Men's Regency and Romantic Era Vest Pattern. This vest is designed to be worn under a coat, the manufacturer recommends Laughing Moon #124. (LM124). This pattern is based on patterns published in 2 tailoring manuals from the late 18th and early 19th century. Specifically, those manuals are: The Taylor's Complete Guide (1796) and The Taylor's Instructor (1809). Fabric and Notions: Vest Fashion Fabric: Wool, silk, linen, cotton, matelassé, embroidered or woven mo... [Read More]

The school for lovers, Mozarts alternative title for Così fan tutte, is given a playful, theatrical treatment by German director Jan Philipp Gloger, who sets this new production for The Royal Opera in a theatre. The four lovers are performed by a cast of young rising stars, with Sabina Puertolas as the fun-loving Despina and acclaimed German baritone and comic genius Johannes Martin Kranzle as the impresario Don Alfonso, who leads the lovers on a role-playing journey full of picturesque setting... [Read More]

When colonial Williamsburg explodes like a powder keg on the eve of the American Revolution, Lady Elisabeth "Liberty" Lawson is abandoned by her fiancé and suspected of being a spy for the hated British. No one comes to her aid save the Patriot Noble Rynallt, a man with formidable enemies of his own. Liberty is left with a terrible choice. Will the Virginia belle turned lacemaker side with the radical revolutionaries, or stay true to her English roots? And at what cost?Historical romance favori... [Read More]

1800-1810 Ladies' Regency Era Round or Trained Gown with a High Stomacher Front Pattern. Ladies Sizes 6 to 34 All in the Envelope. Historically Correct with Complete Instructions and illustrations. Historical Notes and References. Also known as a Bib or Apron Front. This gown opens on both sides of the front, with the entire front bodice and part of the front of the skirt falling down and open. The inside of the bodice ties together with strings and the falling bodice is pinned into place at the... [Read More]

A Cyclopedia of Costume, Or, Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; A General Chronological History of t Height : 0.55 In Length : 9.69 In Width : 7.44 In Weight : 1.05

A Cyclopedia of Costume, Or, Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; A General Chronological History of t Height : 0.57 In Length : 9.69 In Width : 7.44 In Weight : 1.07

One of the earliest documented Scottish song collectors actually to go 'into the field' to gather his specimens, was the Highlander Joseph Macdonald. Macdonald emigrated in 1760 - contemporaneously with the start of James Macpherson's famous but much disputed Ossian project - and it fell to the Revd. Patrick Macdonald to finish and subsequently publish his younger brother's collection. Karen McAulay traces the complex history of Scottish song collecting, and the publication of major Highland and Lowland collections, over the ensuing 130 years. Looking at sources, authenticity, collecting methodology and format, McAulay places these collections in their cultural context and