#historybounding

[elfgirlcraftworks]

The completed Afro Victorian ensemble. More to come.

Links to all the behind the scenes posts here

[fannyrosie]

36th birthday yearly compilation (as many outfits as I could cram in a minute). The version with music is on my Instagram, but enjoy the silence here.

[saccharine-dreamer]

Salon 1884 Spring-Summer 2025

[marzipanandminutiae]

As someone who likes historically-inspired clothing, I’ve sometimes heard, “Women fought to not have to dress like that! What’s wrong with you?!”

Yes- to not HAVE to. Which is good and noble and important. Except….I don’t have to. I want to.

You have the right to wear pants, or crop tops, or a sweatsuit, and I have the right to wear petticoats and corsets. and neither of us are being forced into it, because of that battle our ancestors fought

It was not a fight to dictate women’s clothing in a direction you, personally, like better

[badassindistress]

Astarion, or; the Easiest Shirtsleeves - Done!

It is a fantastic vampire shirt and took about a day to make, 10/10 can recommend!

See the process here

[lebedame-wegelagerin]

Took my new just recently finished Gown and Hat out for a Walk in the Park and got some nice Pictures!

[fairy-gothparent]

where are the nonbinary english lit/history majors and teachers who can still wear pronoun pins under our increasingly fascist education system

i made this for u

(i mean i made it for me mostly but that's just how the artistic process works babey)

it's based on illuminated manuscripts and the 1375 translation of william and the werewolf, which features the first recorded use of singular they in english

[sainte-melasse]

Dress : Handmade ♡ Based on a LeFlacon dress Hat : ahgdfhjgd actually an official One Piece merch that I modified Gloves : Vintage Shoes : MollyPolly on Taobao Parasol : Angelic Pretty

I made a new dress based on my favorite LeFlacon dress (which is sadly starting to get really worn) and I'm so happy with the result. The peacock blue ribbon wasn't the initial color I had planned but it's actually so cute ♡ And unlike the og dress, it's in full cotton ♡♡♡

[sanktalinn]

They/he | A little walk

[elfgirlcraftworks]

I've been putting off making stays for years because I knew it was going to be a bit of a pain. After much dithering I started with Laughing Moon 115 and made a mockup. It was a tough choice between the theatrical but easier version and the harder but more accurate historical version.

Eventually I decided on the corded historical option. New skills and all that. Mockup from scraps.

Not bad. After consultation from the Laughing Moon Facebook group I lengthened the straps and widened the hip gores to correct the fit.

On to the final! Light blue twill for the lining and charcoal sateen for the fashion fabric. I used regular pencil to mark the proposed cording channels.

This... may have been a mistake since I couldn't get the marks to go away, even after washing.

Oh well. I used Lily and Cream cotton yarn as the cording and modified some of the lines on the front. Powder blue bias binding machine sewn to the front and hand whip stitched to the lining finished off the top and bottom. I used blue satin ribbon to conh in the top a little and as the lacing.

Next up: petticoat!

[fannyrosie]

Fin de l'été à l'Île d'Orléans Dress: second-hand Seraphim Bag: second-hand Métamorphose temps de fille Hat: Anonhat Shoes: old Cobb Hill Brooch: vintage Corsage: Pauline Rose Socks: Shimamura

[zetathegrouch]

A Victorian/Edwardian inspired outfit I made! Skirt and coat also patterned by me but the blouse pattern is from Stitchmaiden (a video of my process on making the blouse is available on my Instagram for anyone interested! I'm trying to add the link but it isn't pasting so my Insta is zetamakesthings)

Credit to my friend Talia for all the photography! Her Insta is theoneandonlyailat

[marzipanandminutiae]

something something aging userbase but I just discovered that pre-treating with Dawn dish soap before washing gets out avobenzone stains (sunscreen ingredient; leaves yellow or rust-colored stain on white clothing) WONDERFULLY

stain-free antique Edwardian summer blouse, here I come

[badassindistress]

I woke up this morning and realised I'm going to visit Guédelon castle next month and I haven't a stitch to wear.

What I do have is a bag full of linen scraps a neighbour gave me last week, so today I'm making a historybounding late medieval inspired dress

[lebedame-wegelagerin]

A happy New Year and a most Miwackulous Tye Monday everyone!