Costume - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Feeling Shifty

Posted on August 9, 2012 by kittycalash

It’s clean now, but in the photo you can see some of the abuse a shift takes in a day or two of real wearing. This shift was made from the Kannik’s ...

Clothing/Museums

Sleeves of Wonder

Posted on July 28, 2012 by kittycalash

They’ll be evil sleeves as soon as I try making them, but check this out: Mrs. Cephas Smith, Jr. (Mary Grove) and child, about 1803, seen at the MFA today...

Clothing/History

Runaway Styles

Posted on July 21, 2012 by kittycalash

Many thanks to Becky Fifield (The Still Room Blog) for revisiting the article she published last year on her amazing Runaway Clothing Database (RCD). It is avai...

Clothing

Roller Print Doll

Posted on July 17, 2012 by kittycalash

Cruising the Tate’s catalog, I found this, a cutout doll by Susanna Duncombe, no date, but clearly 18th century, since Susanna Dumcombe’s dates are ...