fashion plates - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Dogs in Coats

Posted on December 3, 2013 by kittycalash

I was wondering about contrast revers on women’s clothes, and if I could really get away with such a detail on a Spencer, when I happened upon this image ...

Clothing/History/Living History/Reenacting

Ladies of a Certain Age….

Posted on March 20, 2013 by kittycalash

I don’t know exactly what “that certain age” is, but I think I’m headed there downhill on an icy street in a speeding carriage. HereR...

Clothing/History/Living History

Short Gown Alert! Griselle en négligé du matin

Posted on March 13, 2013 by kittycalash

Griselle en négligé du matin, faisant sa provision au Marché des Quinze-vingts Very roughly, Griselle, in morning undress, goes to the “Three Hundred” market fo...

Clothing

Feeling 1820ish

Posted on January 31, 2013 by kittycalash

For no good reason, I’ve been feeling 1820ish. This is a huge distraction from my primary objectives, which for the short term are 1775, 1799, and points in bet...