{"id":4097,"date":"2014-03-14T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:57:23","slug":"accessory-challenges-for-the-rest-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2014\/03\/14\/accessory-challenges-for-the-rest-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessory Challenges for the Rest of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4099\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/godeys1890parasol.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4099\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/godeys1890parasol.jpg?resize=315%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Godey's Lady's Book, September 1890\" width=\"315\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/godeys1890parasol.jpg?w=315&amp;ssl=1 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/godeys1890parasol.jpg?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Godey&#8217;s Lady&#8217;s Book, September 1890<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are we really almost there? Yep, the last few challenges are in sight. I started this after Costume College last year &amp; intend to wrap it up with CoCo this year, because the theme will be accessories. I&#8217;m also teaching three accessories classes at Costume College: History of Purses (from about the 10th c. to 1950s), Essential Elizabethan Accessories (dos and dont&#8217;s aimed at the renfaire crowd), &amp; Five Faux-Historical Accessories (repros used across eras that aren&#8217;t very accurate &amp; what to use instead). Let me know if you&#8217;re going to CoCo, &amp; maybe we can meet up at the pool bar to show off our favorite accessories from the past year&#8217;s challenges!<\/p>\n<p>In the mean time, as you work on gloves &amp; mitts for March, here are the last few challenges:<\/p>\n<p><em>April 2014:<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Parasols<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 With luck, patience, &amp; sometimes money, you can buy or restore antique parasols. But covering modern frames works well too.<\/p>\n<p><em>May 2014:<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Necks &amp; Waists<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Those little pieces that finish off an outfit: Belts, sashes, fichus, ties, collars.<\/p>\n<p><em>June 2014:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Makeup<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Whether it&#8217;s apparent or not, makeup is a good idea for most costume outfits. Research your era&#8217;s beauty ideal &amp; figure out how to recreate it.<\/p>\n<p><em>July 2014:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Shoes &amp; Stockings<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Learn to make custom shoes or hosiery, or buy them to modify for a historical look.<\/p>\n<p>All are listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/accessorizing-head-to-toe-challenge\/\">Head to Toe page<\/a>. Post whatever your working on to your blogs or the Flickr group &#8212; it&#8217;s been inspiring to see how everyone is creating these beautiful finishing touches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are we really almost there? Yep, the last few challenges are in sight. I started this after Costume College last year &amp; intend to wrap it up with CoCo this year, because the theme will be accessories. 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