For a change, I’m not making anything for myself, and instead, I’m sewing a bunch of stuff for other people. In time for the SCA’s 12th Night, I took on a bunch of commissions to sock away a little money. It’s both stressful because I’m doing this after I work 40+ hours at my office
For the Investiture of the Prince and Princess of the Mists, I helped sew the outfit worn by her highness Marguerite. I made the yellow damask sideless surcote that was worn over a blue velvet gown made by Sarah. I also made a blue velvet and yellow silk hood that was worn under the coronet.
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This is the presentation to accompany the lecture I gave at Costume College 2009. The topic was the “macaroni” subculture in 18th-century England, particularly as shown in satirical caricatures of the period. Call It Macaroni: The 18th-Century Fop – Costume College 2009 class PDF In addition to numerous prints found online via the British Museum,