Eowyn's Riding Costume

I am in love with this dress. I want to make it right now.

The collar is my favorite part:

I love the buttons down the front:

Look at that emboridered trim:

It didn't get nearly enough screen time and I'm longing for more detailed photos. But I can see enough to know it's gorgeous. Definately on my "To-Make" wish list. :)

And the Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to.....

THE DUCHESS

Indeed. :) I'm thrilled...although all the nominations were stunning this year!

More on the Oscars later hopefully, but for now I must go to bed. Hope you were able to watch them! Hugh Jackman was amazing! But...like I said, more on that later, I must be off to bed! :)

Academy Awards Tonight!

Hosted by Hugh Jackman....print out your ballots HERE. :)

Cora Ashling Gallagher

Dear me, I had just written a post and somehow deleted it. *sigh*
Anyway...I wanted to show you all my lovely new china doll that my three dear friends gave me this week. Indeed I am quite spoiled!
You can read more about her HERE. Keep checking on Miss Emaline's Circle of Fashionable Friends to see more of Cora and all the other lovely "ladies". ;)

Check out Miss Emaline's beautiful underpinnings. Aren't they divine? :)

Dreaming in the 1860's

I'm in such a mood to make a dress for myself. I haven't made a dress for myself in such a long time. I always sell all my dresses. *sigh* But I truly want to make something to keep.

So....I'm thinking of starting with a Civil War dress as I've sold all of mine and will need one if I go to a reenactment this summer. I'm going to start with the underpinnings, because this is wise. ;)

First step will be a chemise. I'm researching at the moment to see if cotton or linen is more accurate. I'm sort of hoping linen as it's so soft and lovely. :) But...it is more expensive. I just need to decide between these two chemises: (maybe I will just do both!)

Someday I hope to order the Silverado Corset Pattern. But for now I'm just going to use my Simplicity patterns.

Also...I read something about sewing in the Civil War and that there were sewing machines but that they were not used in household's until later. Thus, I'm thinking about sewing my chemise by hand. Because I'm just crazy like that. But I like hand sewing anyway. :)
In the past I've never put a ton of though into my wardrobe...I just put fabric and trims together I liked. But I'm going to take my time on this one. I think it would be fun to truly put together a character with this wardrobe. So, I'm thinking on that. :) I'm actually into being a farmer at the moment. I really love work dresses and aprons...much better than silks and taffeta's. Although they are very pretty. :) Maybe one day I'll do a fancier wardrobe.
Alright...I'm off to dream and will update when I have more plans. :)

Bliss

I stocked up on Civil War underpinnings patterns today as there was a 5 for $5 sale on Simplicity patterns at JoAnn's today. SO HAPPY. :) I used to have these but the silly girl that I am I gave them away when I moved to England. Oh well...I have them again. Can't wait to make some new underpinnings!
And I got some much needed Gutermann thread and boning so I can finally finish my Elizabeth Swann corset!

All I can say is...yay. :)

2007 Persuasion

I've just watched the new Persuasion for the first time. :) And yes, I know I'm WAY behind. ;) But I loved it.
The only thing...Captain Wentworth wasn't quite weatherbeaten enough, wouldn't you think? But never mind, he was quite lovely.

I confess, no costumes stood out to me the first time watching it. But maybe next time I will notice more. I was quite swept away by the acting. Though I can't help laughing at Mr. Eliot's shoes in this picture. What a peacock! I loved how he carried a miniture mirror with him.

And you may recognize Anne's spencer as being worn by Kitty in the BBC mini series of Pride and Prejudice. (Or else a very similar one.)

I thought this was one of the most beautiful scenes, there's something about a man in full costume astride a horse. ;)

Overall I thought it was beautiful. Now I want to go read the book again...