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Inspirational Tailoring

Started by silverstah, May 29, 2008, 01:57:23 PM

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silverstah

When I'm feeling down and out about sewing - or I just need to look at some pretties - I have a few favorite websites to look at.  These are some AMAZING craftspeople, and are truly inspirational.  They make me want to push my own costuming up to the next level. :)

Angelafriedman.com - she does costuming for Bristol's court, and her work is ASTONISHING.  She has an amazing attention to detail, with the pinked silk satin sleeves and meticulously constructed layers.  I don't "do" upperclass stuff, but she makes me WANT to. :)

Mode Historique - Sarah Lorraine's costuming.  She does beautiful work in middle-class Elizabethan costume.  Her Chocolate Wool outfit and Fete at Bermondsey gown are absolutely exquisite.  She looks like she just stepped out of a painting.  She also has written an excellent article on French hood history and construction.

Extreme Costuming - Laura Mellin's costume page.  She's a wonderful costumer and embroiderer.  Check out her reproduction of the Maidstone Jacket and her blackworked V&A coif

So.... who inspires YOU? :)
Catarina Caravello - Mistress of the Bobbins
\"Arrrgh.  Feed Dogs.  Arrrgh.\"  -The Pirate, sewing

operafantomet

Oooh, good topic!

I'm inspired by so many, because there are some amazing garbs and costume makers out there. But there are three online costumeers I return to over and over again, because what they make is awesome + they have a lot of research material added:

JENNIFER THOMPSON:
http://www.festiveattyre.com/gallery/index.html

MICHAELA DE BRUCE:
http://costumes.glittersweet.com/

LAILA DURÁN:
http://www.durantextiles.com/

operafantomet

I also want to add: http://cadieux.mediumaevum.com/period-costumes.html
I used her site a lot when I was new into the world of costuming.  :)

Cilean




This is fun!! So many people I adore, do not have websites they are from the SCA typically you did however mention 1 of my favs already Sarah Lorraine who is so lovely and does a great job bringing Portaiture to life.

When my Muse has not reached me I look at photo sessions from various Faires around the country, also to past 12th Night or Coronations and Investitures.

However here are a couple sites I do go to and check out:

Bess Chilver's Site

http://www.myladyswardrobe.com/index.htm

Isabella's Gowns from Kentwell:

http://www.geocities.com/isabellasfrocks/c16clothing.html


The Tudor Tailor's Ninya Mikhaila:

www.kissthefrog.co.uk/sixteenth.html


Lynn McMaster's Site:

www.lynnmcmasters.com


Melanie Schuessler

www.faucet.net]www.faucet.net


Kendra Van Cleave

Kendra Van Cleave


Suzi Clarke

http://www.suziclarke.co.uk/16c.php


m i c h a e l a   d e   b r u c e

http://costumes.glittersweet.com/


These wonderous people who do have sites on the web allow me to ponder and decide what I want to make then it is off to the Museums and my lovley books for more research!

Cilean
Lady Cilean Stirling
"Looking Good is not an Option, It is a Necessity"
My Motto? Never Pay Retail

silverstah

Catarina Caravello - Mistress of the Bobbins
\"Arrrgh.  Feed Dogs.  Arrrgh.\"  -The Pirate, sewing

FaireMare


sealion

Cindy/Ciana Leonardi di Firenze/Captain Cin

Baroness Doune

#7
I like Michaela de Bruce's websites on period garb for a specific region in Europe.

The Frazzled Frau is her website dealing with German costuming for late 15th century and all of the 16th century.
http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/

Saya Espanola is her website dealing with Spanish fashion of the 16th century.
http://sayaespanola.glittersweet.com/index.htm

*****

The Realm of Venus - Venetian attire - Extensive image gallery - Home of the Italian Showcase
http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/

Oonagh's Own - Venetian attire
http://www.geocities.com/oonaghsown/

Kat's Purple Files and Florence Files - Florentine attire
http://katerina.purplefiles.net/

Kimiko's Creative World - Tudor attire
http://www.kimiko1.com/

The Tudor Costume Page - More Tudor attire - This one has very limited bandwidth and is easily overwhelmed.
http://freespace.virgin.net/f.lea/index.htm

The Renaissance Tailor - Lots of how-to information
http://www.vertetsable.com/

The Curious Frau - German attire - source of the how-to on beautiful hand bound eyelets
http://www.curiousfrau.com/index.htm

Sempstress
http://www.sempstress.org/

Seamstrix - One of those freebee websites, so loading of the pages is iffy.  The costumes are beautiful, if you can get the pages to load.
http://members.tripod.com/seamstrix/

Mooharpist.net formerly Anya's Documentation Site
http://www.mooharpist.net/

Trish Stuff formerly Raveness.com
http://www.trishstuff.com/

Wyrdrune - Guy's Home Page - Costuming for men
http://www.wyrdrune.com/index.html?Costume/index.html~main

Lady Drea's Wardrobe Unlock'd - The Grand Lady of Elizabethan Costuming, herself.
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/wardrobe/index.html

operafantomet

Quote from: silverstah on May 29, 2008, 05:17:26 PM
Quote from: operafantomet on May 29, 2008, 04:34:38 PM
LAILA DURÁN:
http://www.durantextiles.com/

Oooh, I hadn't seen this one yet - the photos are AMAZING!
The tailoring is beyond awesome. I mean, look at this:
http://www.durantextiles.com/newsletter/documents/bild4_3-07.html

I realize the garbs are wrong period, but the fabric shop is great for different purposes. I drool over those fabrics monthly. I'm glad you liked the link!

Quotehttp://www.geocities.com/oonaghsown/index2.html
Oooh, I wonder where she'd gone. I've only had the old adress to her site. Some awesome garbs there, and so well researched (though I'm not sure I'm convinced about the use of corsets).

Quotehttp://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/
How could I forget. HOW could I forget? That's like my ultimate favourite Renaissance garb site, because of the gallery, the featured garbs and the index of surviving fabrics and clothes. I adore this website, it's my bible anong with Festive Attyre.



Lady Kathleen of Olmsted



All the above mentioned sites are a great inspiration to me in what I have learned over the years. Especially when making Ruffs to look as they are supposed to look. :D
"As with Art as in Life, nothing succeeds like excess.".....Oscar Wilde

silverstah

Quote from: operafantomet on May 30, 2008, 09:45:22 AM
The tailoring is beyond awesome. I mean, look at this:
http://www.durantextiles.com/newsletter/documents/bild4_3-07.html

Oh my gosh!  That is astonishing - the curve to the back of the bodice, the way the stripes all line up... *drool*

Quotehttp://www.geocities.com/oonaghsown/index2.html
Oooh, I wonder where she'd gone. I've only had the old adress to her site. Some awesome garbs there, and so well researched (though I'm not sure I'm convinced about the use of corsets).

Yeah, I'm not 100% convinced of the use of heavily boned corsets in late 16th-c Italian costuming either - although it is definitely one way to get that conical shape so favored in the ladder-laced gowns.  My last ladder-laced gown was simply boned in the bodice, and I was able to get the conical shape just fine.  My next one I'm going to try to fit over my Effigy corset (when I finish it!) to compare the two methods.
Catarina Caravello - Mistress of the Bobbins
\"Arrrgh.  Feed Dogs.  Arrrgh.\"  -The Pirate, sewing