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One of the things I love about 1800-1810 gowns is the experimental closures. This one, ca. 1807, has two self fabric ties that draw in the back at the high waist without actually being in channels - very simple and casual. hub.catalogit.app/genesee-coun... 🗃️🪡

I'm having some back/neck pain that I attribute to my pillows, but I can't help but be nervous because the last time I had back/neck pain that I attributed to my pillows IT TURNED OUT TO BE SHINGLES

When they say "Canadian", they really mean "Canadian", and when they say "hard" they really mean "hard"!

This one is a wrench to get rid of, because it's so pretty and I only wore it once. But I will never fit into it again, so best to get it to someone else. www.vinted.com/items/950111...

Juliana Swing Dress | VintedJuliana Swing Dress - Black cocktail dress with 1940s flair - gathered bodice, cap sleeves, and rose embroidery. Worn literally one time at the AHA conference; it was a bit too tight then and I knew I...www.vinted.com

As I get involved with groups here in WNY, I develop a list of costume things I need to be doing ... 1) There's a group going on a walking tour of the 1901 Pan-American Expo in Buffalo this September in Edwardian dress. I don't even know exactly what I want to do but I'll need a corset and chemise.

It's hard to look at quilted bonnets at this time of year, but these insulated hoods remind us that the cold will always come back. I must confess that I'm somewhat jealous of the options historical women had for keeping warm in the winter - these are better than beanies. 🗃️🪡

It's so important to adjust early 19thc gowns on the form so that the back doesn't hang down. I see a lot of museum photos with the back waistline a few inches lower than the front and the skirt correspondingly "trained", and it gives the idea that this was intentionally done by the dressmaker.

Finished relabeling all of the photos from my inventory of unit 219 ... Now to crop them.

Let's be cozy on #FootwearFriday: embroidered slippers like these were a common home craft for accomplished women. You can find many Berlinwork patterns for slipper tops in periodicals like Peterson's Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book. 🗃️🪡

This plain gown is a bit of a mystery, as different aspects of it relate to different eras: center front opening with drawstrings (pre-1805), natural waistline (before and after 1795-1825), and narrow armscyes out on the shoulder (post-1810). hub.catalogit.app/genesee-coun... 🗃️🪡

Just edited all of my new dress photos' main thumbnails to be tighter zoomed/cropped on the bodices and they look SO GOOD now. (I need to get on with sharing them here.)

A little 1930s GRWM while I get ready for work today: youtube.com/shorts/TYS5k... 🗃️🪡

1930 getting dressed #fashionhistoryYouTube video by sew_through_timeyoutube.com

Did more photos today as a combined cataloguing/inventory effort! About 17 gowns and 10 cloaks. I am totally enervated but excited to get the photos edited and added to the database next week. 🗃️🪡 #museums